PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rawrl Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rawrl Castro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Castro
vs
Jackson

178 cm
28
182 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

190 cm
27
216 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rawrl Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Castro throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Castro defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Castro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Castro wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castro throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castro 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson jabs Castro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Jackson digs a good hook to Castro's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson cracks Castro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castro lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Castro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Castro.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castro backs up against the cage.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson cracks Castro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castro 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson lands a jab.
Castro defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Castro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jackson with a nice cross.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Castro's head.
Castro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castro scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Castro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Castro slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Castro tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Castro tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Castro misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Castro knows he should have avoided that one.
Castro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson punishes Castro's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Castro's head back.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Castro walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Castro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castro momentarily.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson cracks Castro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Castro's head back.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson cracks Castro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castro throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Castro only half commits.
Castro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castro takes one on the button.
Jackson jabs at Castro's body.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Castro's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Jackson tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castro. Castro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson works Castro's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Quinton Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Castro's ribs.
Castro takes one to the chin there.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Castro's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Castro settles back down.
Castro wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson cracks Castro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Castro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castro scrambles back to his feet.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castro has time to react.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Castro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Castro swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro slips under a jab from Jackson.
Castro tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro slips a straight right by Jackson.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Castro seems unphased.
Rawrl Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson jabs Castro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castro misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
Castro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Castro throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castro.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castro under the eye.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castro moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Castro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castro slips under a jab from Jackson.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castro, right into the meat.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!