PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Castro
vs
Chidell

225 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
186 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chidell tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chidell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chidell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luck Chidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Chidell misses.
Chidell misses with a body shot.
Chidell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Castro moves into the clinch.
Castro keeps control of Chidell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castro has Chidell pressed against the ropes, preventing Chidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castro tries to score a body lock takedown but Chidell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castro tries to pull guard but Chidell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Castro drops back down to his feet.
Chidell wants to break free but Castro has control.
Castro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chidell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chidell breaks from the clinch.
Chidell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castro lands a right hook to the body.
Chidell misses with a series of wild punches.
Chidell looks gassed!
Castro misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chidell in his tracks.
Castro throws a right and a left that Chidell avoids nicely.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.

Castro rushes Chidell and presses him up against the ropes.
Chidell gets underhooks to prevent Castro's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Castro to work.
Castro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chidell.
Chidell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Chidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chidell misses with a double jab

and Castro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Castro keeps control of Chidell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Chidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chidell. Chidell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chidell misses with a double jab
and Castro counters with a right hand to the body.
Chidell works the jab nicely.

It looks like Fidel Castro has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters with a nice body shot.
Chidell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castro counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro digs a good hook to Chidell's body.
Chidell throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Castro.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Castro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chidell on the side of the head.
Chidell tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Chidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Chidell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castro is looking to wear down Chidell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chidell.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Chidell misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Chidell misses with a combination
and Castro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chidell falls off balance throwing a combination

and Castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castro.
Chidell is trying to force a seperation but Castro has the dominant position.
Chidell is trying to force a seperation but Castro has the dominant position.

Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Castro.
Chidell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Castro counters by clinching up.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chidell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Castro has closed the distance and engaged Chidell in a clinch.
Chidell wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chidell is trying to break the clinch but Castro is controlling him.
Chidell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the ropes.
Chidell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Castro is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chidell tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the ropes.
Chidell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chidell tries to circle away but Castro has him pinned against the ropes.
Chidell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chidell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Chidell breaks from the clinch.
Chidell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chidell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Chidell misses.
Castro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Castro clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Castro's cut.
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.

Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castro misses with a straight right.
Chidell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Chidell.

Castro gets a clinch.
Castro goes for a takedown attempt but Chidell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chidell misses with a double jab.

Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Castro breaks the clinch.
Castro scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chidell misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell misses the body punch
and Castro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chidell looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.

Castro clinches up with Chidell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chidell has him pressed against the ropes.
Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chidell wants to break free but Castro has control.
Castro jumps guard but Chidell stands there with Castro around his waist. Castro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chidell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chidell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chidell tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the ropes.
Castro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chidell.

Chidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chidell misses with a body punch
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Chidell misses
and Castro counters with a right hand to the body.

Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chidell tries to break the clinch but Castro is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the ropes.
Chidell is pressed up against the ropes. Castro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chidell down to the mat. Chidell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chidell misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a right hand to the body.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chidell throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chidell doesn't seem bothered though.
Chidell fails to land with a series of punches.
Chidell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chidell tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chidell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chidell misses with a looping right.

Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Chidell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Chidell is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castro pulls guard successfully.

Chidell gets to his feet. Castro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Chidell misses the body punch
and Chidell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Chidell misses.
Fidel Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chidell misses the jab.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Chidell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Chidell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
Chidell tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.

Castro clinches up with Chidell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chidell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Castro leaning against his opponent.

Chidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chidell misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Chidell.
Castro punishes Chidell's body with a nice straight punch.
Chidell misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Castro - just one landing.
Fidel Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro stuns Chidell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chidell misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro digs a good hook to Chidell's body.
Chidell throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chidell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chidell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel Castro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Castro's cut.
That's time! Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Chidell misses its intended target.
Chidell misses with a double jab

and Castro counters by moving into the clinch.
Chidell is trying to break free.
Castro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chidell's efforts to push away.
Castro can't break the clinch.
Chidell wants to break free but Castro has control.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castro prevents Chidell from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro scores with a one two! Chidell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Chidell.
Castro with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Chidell pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell clinches but Castro breaks the clinch
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Chidell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chidell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chidell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chidell wants to clinch
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Castro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chidell lands a right hook to the body.
Chidell cracks Castro with an open hand slap.
Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.

Chidell tries to keep at a distance but Castro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castro has a couple of punches blocked by Chidell.
Chidell wants to break the clinch but can't.

Chidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell swinging wildly here.
Chidell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castro throws a series of strikes that have Chidell backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Chidell.
Chidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chidell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chidell misses with a wild combination.
Castro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Chidell.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chidell.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castro!
Chidell loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Chidell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Castro drives through and clinches with Chidell against the ropes.

Castro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Castro stops Chidell from standing up.
Castro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castro wants to control from the top but Chidell keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chidell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castro stops Chidell from standing up.
Chidell keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chidell wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Chidell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Chidell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chidell misses with the combination.
Chidell misses with a double jab
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castro lands with a cross.
Chidell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castro counters with a one-two to the body.
Chidell throws a sloppy body shot
and Castro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luck Chidell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chidell throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fidel Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Fidel Castro!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Fidel Castro!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Fidel Castro!

Fidel Castro wins by unanimous decision!