PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Masiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Castle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ettore Masiero's chin.

Masiero
vs
Castle

200 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ettore Masiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Castle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masiero fakes the leg kick and cracks Castle in the body.
Castle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Ettore Masiero has been cut.
Masiero scores with a head kick.
Castle checks a low kick from Masiero.
Castle scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masiero misses with a body kick.
Masiero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masiero fakes the leg kick and cracks Castle in the body.
Masiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Castle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masiero feints and then cracks Castle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castle down.
Masiero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Masiero throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masiero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castle wants to land a leg kick but Masiero is out of range.
Castle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masiero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masiero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
Masiero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castle lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masiero.
Castle looks gassed!
Masiero throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Masiero.
Masiero throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Castle as he checks the leg kick.
Masiero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Masiero has closed the distance and engaged Castle in a clinch.
Masiero lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dean Castle has been cut.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Masiero.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Masiero has him pressed against the cage.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Masiero.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masiero trying to land knees to the body.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle wants to break free but Masiero has control.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.

Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle scoring well with a low kick there.
Masiero throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Castle throws a series of punches but Masiero avoids them all with ease.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Masiero blocks a jab.
Masiero throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Masiero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masiero throws a head kick that misses.
Castle checks a low kick from Masiero.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masiero can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masiero. Masiero obviously looking to wear him down.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Masiero wants to clinch.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Castle there.

Masiero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Masiero has double underhooks.
Castle tries to circle away but Masiero has him pinned against the cage.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle tries to break free but Masiero pushes him back against the cage.
Masiero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Masiero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle tries to circle away but Masiero has him pinned against the cage.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.

Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle misses the jab.
Castle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masiero.
Masiero lands with a slapping head kick.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle throws a leg kick
and Masiero counters with a leg kick.
Masiero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masiero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castle.
Castle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masiero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Masiero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Masiero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masiero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ettore Masiero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Masiero tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
Castle blocks the body kick.
Masiero moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Good leg kick by Masiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Masiero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castle, pushing him back against the cage.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masiero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masiero pushes Castle away with a front kick.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle moves out of range as Masiero throws a body kick.
Masiero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Masiero scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masiero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle avoids the head kick by Masiero.
Masiero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Masiero connects with a solid leg kick.
Castle blocks a low kick nicely.
Masiero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Masiero forces Castle back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Masiero has double underhooks.
Masiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Castle won't want to take too many of those.
Masiero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Masiero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masiero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castle tries a body shot but Masiero blocks it.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Masiero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiero lands an elbow just above Castle 's eye.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle tries to break free but Masiero pushes him back against the cage.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Masiero lands an elbow inside that Castle shrugs off.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masiero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Masiero.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle tries to throw a body punch but Masiero avoids it by throwing Castle back against the cage.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Masiero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle pushes Masiero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle blocks an elbow strike.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
Castle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castle is trying to force a seperation but Masiero has the dominant position.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero lands a nice elbow.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masiero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masiero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castle's brow.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.

Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masiero connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masiero cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Masiero throws a low kick but Castle moves out of range easily.
Masiero connects with a high kick.
Castle blocks a head kick by Masiero.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot

and Masiero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Masiero lands an elbow just above Castle 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle wants to break free but Masiero has control.
Masiero prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Masiero trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masiero's elbow.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masiero has him pressed against the cage.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ettore Masiero dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Castle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Masiero is able to avoid easily.
Masiero lands a leg kick that knocks Castle off balance momentarily.

Masiero takes the fight into the clinch.

Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masiero moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Masiero throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masiero.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masiero.
Castle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Masiero tenderised Castle's leg. Castle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masiero misses with a low kick.
Castle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masiero. That one must have hurt.
Masiero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle throws a lazy right hand but Masiero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masiero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masiero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masiero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masiero. Masiero obviously looking to wear him down.

Masiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masiero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castle's brow.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masiero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masiero lands an elbow inside that Castle shrugs off.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Masiero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masiero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castle's brow.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Masiero has him pressed against the cage.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle is trying to break free.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masiero throws a low kick but Castle moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castle!
Masiero tries a head kick but it misses.
Masiero throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Masiero looks to throw a body kick
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masiero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masiero throws a solid leg kick but Castle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masiero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masiero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masiero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masiero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiero throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masiero wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Castle both land. Nice combination.
Masiero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Castle does no damage.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masiero tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Castle blocks the leg kick.
Ettore Masiero is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masiero ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Masiero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Masiero lands with a kick to the temple. Castle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masiero is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masiero.
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Masiero instigates a clinch.
Masiero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ettore Masiero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Masiero prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle is trying to push Masiero away but Masiero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masiero blocks an uppercut.
Masiero keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ettore Masiero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masiero 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ettore Masiero!