PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jang Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castro
vs
Jung

177 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raul Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jang Jung!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jung misses with a head kick.
Jang Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Castro throws a one two combo.
Castro slips a straight right by Jung.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro throws a right hand that Jung ducks under and follows up with a left that Jung also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Castro is trying to break free.
Castro lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jung successfully pulls guard.
Castro tries to stand but Jung is controlling from the bottom.
Jung being controlled here, momentarily.
Castro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Raul Castro just wasn't active enough.
Castro lands a two punch combo.
Castro misses with a wild combination.
Jung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jung off to one side.
Castro stalks Jung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jung's face. Jung staggers backwards, shaken.
Jung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice combination there by Castro.
Jung shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jung looks gassed!
Jung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castro jabs at Jung's body.
Jung slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Castro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Castro.
Castro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jung's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Castro rushes Jung and presses him up against the cage.
Castro lands a shoulder strike.
Castro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.

Jung is rocked!
Castro is trying to break free.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?

Castro breaks the clinch.
Castro throws a series of punches but Jung moves out of range.
Jung seems to have recovered his senses.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Castro both land. Nice combination.
Castro dips to his left and cracks Jung with an uppercut!
Castro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Castro looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Jung fails with a takedown attempt.
Raul Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jang Jung.
Castro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castro lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jung gets tackled into the cage by Castro. Castro maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jung.
Castro lands a nice uppercut.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jungs head.
Jung prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Jung is looking to control Castro's arms but Castro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jung has his back to the cage.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Jung has double underhooks.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Jung won't allow it.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Jung is controlling him.
Castro tries to circle away but Jung has him pinned against the cage.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro is trying to push Jung away but Jung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jung working hard to break the clinch.
Castro lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castro stalling the fight.
Jung tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Jung drops back down to his feet.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Jung trying to land knees to the body.
Castro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Castro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Jung is controlling the position.
Castro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro effectively controlling the action here.
Castro lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Castro is trying to stall.
Castro prevents the takedown attempt.
Jung tries to pull guard but Castro won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Castro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jung circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Castro scores with a four punch combination!
Castro throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
Jung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castro lands a nice shot that snaps Jung's head back.
Jung is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Castro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castro looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castro.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castro.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raul Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Jung is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castro.
Castro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Castro misses.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Jung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castro looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Jung shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Castro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Castro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Castro scores with a hook.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castro.
Castro's corner calls for a 1-2. Castro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castro feints a jab promting Jung to slip. Castro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jung slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A left and a right from Castro both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Castro scores with a four punch combination!
Castro throws a series of strikes that have Jung backpedaling.
Castro scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Castro scores with a four punch combination!
Castro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Castro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castro.
Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castro!
Raul Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro scores with a three punch combo!
Raul Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice combination there by Castro.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Castro connects with a jab.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Castro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Castro duly obliges.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Castro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jung eats them both and turns towards Castro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Castro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Castro Rushes Jung and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Jung is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Castro Piles on the pressure and Jung crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Castro!