PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro comes to the ring accompanied by one blood - the game. Michinoku has chosen Yamato Suite Pt. 4 as his entrance music. Lidel Castro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taka Michinoku's chin.

Castro
vs
Michinoku

165 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Northern Steel Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku misses the shot to the body.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michinoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michinoku misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Michinoku.
Castro walks into a straight right hand from Michinoku.
Michinoku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michinoku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michinoku misses with a looping left.
Michinoku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
Castro misses with a kick to the body
and Michinoku counters with a nice body shot.
Michinoku is looking to score with low kicks.
Castro throws a right hand that Michinoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Michinoku also avoids with ease.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Michinoku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Michinoku moves out of range easily.
Castro misses with a combination
and Michinoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a one-two to the body.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michinoku, as that shot connected.
Michinoku lands with a shot to the body.
Michinoku misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
Michinoku throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Michinoku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Castro keeps Michinoku at a distance using the push kick.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
letting Michinoku counter with a right hand.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Michinoku is out of range.
Lidel Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Michinoku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castro is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Michinoku counters with a two punch combo.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michinoku counters with a left to the body.
Michinoku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Castro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michinoku throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michinoku misses with a hook.
Michinoku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Michinoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro staying out of range there.
Castro avoids the body shot from Michinoku.
Castro swings widly with a right hand
and Michinoku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castro misses with an uppercut
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Michinoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Michinoku is rocked!
Castro throws a series of punches but Michinoku avoids them all with ease.
Michinoku is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Michinoku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro fakes the body blow, causing Michinoku to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Michinoku goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lidel Castro!