PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jealous Jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo comes into the arena with Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me ft. David Guetta blaring out of the sound system. Jealous Jarvae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luis Castillo
vs
Jarvae

173 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
29
153 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

Firebird Designs

BioPharm 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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Luis Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jealous Jarvae!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo thows a leg kick but Jarvae checks it
and Jarvae counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarvae throws a push kick but Castillo slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Jarvae is predictable there
and Castillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Jarvae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Jarvae closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jarvae lands in his opponent's guard.
Jarvae working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarvae accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jarvae throws and elbow that misses. Castillo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jarvae's guard. Nice move by Castillo!
Jarvae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jarvae escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jarvae is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jarvae looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Castillo passes into side control.

That's two 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.
Jarvae looking for a sweep but Castillo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jarvae working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Castillo controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jarvae keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jealous Jarvae will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Castillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvae.
Castillo cracks Jarvae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jarvae scores with a leg kick.
Castillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castillo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jarvae slips a straight right by Castillo.
Jarvae ducks under a wild hook from Castillo.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and Jarvae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jarvae misses with a takedown attempt
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarvae is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws an off balance right hand
and Jarvae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castillo's knee momentarily.
Jarvae has his takedown stuffed
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Jose Luis Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jealous Jarvae.
Castillo misses with a combination
and Jarvae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castillo throws a lazy right hand but Jarvae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvae moves away.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jealous Jarvae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvae throws a leg kick
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
Castillo throws a low kick but Jarvae moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae throws a chopping leg kick but Castillo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Jarvae.
Jarvae misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarvae misses with a body kick.
Jose Luis Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarvae closes the distance and clinches up with Castillo, looking for a takedown. Jarvae pushes Castillo against the cage but Castillo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castillo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castillo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jarvae.
Jarvae looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jarvae's hands.
Jarvae looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but Jarvae persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Castillo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarvae lands a head kick. Castillo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarvae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarvae throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarvae thinking.
Jarvae fails with the takedown
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae tries to move into range but Castillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castillo checks a low kick from Jarvae.
Jarvae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castillo's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Castillo as he connects with a hook.
Castillo scores with a decent looking hook.

Jarvae shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jarvae drops an elbow to the side of Castillo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luis Castillo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Castillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Castillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castillo tries to land a front kick but Jarvae steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jarvae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castillo.
Jarvae throws a poor cross that misses
and Castillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jarvae throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Castillo.
Jarvae shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarvae throws a poor cross that misses
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and Jarvae counters with a head kick. That will keep Castillo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jarvae.
Jarvae is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Jarvae is predictable there
and Castillo counters with a good low kick that Jarvae was not able to check.
Jarvae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castillo is able to avoid easily.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Jarvae misses with a body shot
and Castillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarvae throws a head kick but Castillo moves out of range.
A low kick from Jarvae misses
and Castillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jose Luis Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Jarvae drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Castillo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jarvae throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castillo has his hands clasped together around Jarvae's back. He's all about the action.
Castillo manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jarvae keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Castillo wants to sweep here but Jarvae controlling him for the moment.
Jarvae throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarvae won't allow Castillo to sweep him here.
Jarvae passes Castillo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Jarvae is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castillo defends it well.
Jarvae is nestled in close to Castillo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jose Luis Castillo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jarvae throws a low kick but Castillo moves out of range easily.
Jarvae connects with an inside leg kick.
Castillo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jarvae counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Jarvae seems to be looking for submissions.
Castillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jarvae thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
Jarvae thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.
Jarvae landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvae wants to pass the guard but Castillo is defending well.
Jarvae throwing shots but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jarvae.
Jarvae not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jealous Jarvae has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castillo tries to get to full guard but Jarvae has control of the leg.
Jarvae lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jarvae moves into full mount! Castillo won't be happy about that!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jarvae cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Jarvae jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Castillo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Castillo and Jarvae has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jarvae scoring with punches from side control.
Castillo struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Castillo is looking to reverse the position.
Jarvae misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Jarvae goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Castillo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jarvae's guard! Nice work there by Castillo!
Castillo wants to control from the top but Jarvae keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jarvae is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castillo is aware though and is defending well.
Castillo trying to control but Jarvae is working from the bottom.
Castillo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jarvae is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Luis Castillo just wasn't active enough.
Jarvae throws a sloppy head kick and Castillo moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jealous Jarvae dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Castillo lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Jarvae misses
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
Castillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jarvae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castillo's knee momentarily.
Jarvae throws a body kick the misses
and Castillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jarvae is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jarvae throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Jarvae misses with a straight left.
Castillo slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarvae, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jarvae thows a leg kick but Castillo checks it
and Castillo counters with a leg kick.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarvae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castillo's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvae moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Castillo scores with a four punch combination!
Castillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jarvae throws a sloppy head kick
and Castillo counters with a nice body shot.
Castillo throws a leg kick

and Jarvae counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jarvae trying to advance position but Castillo counters by regaining guard.
Castillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jarvae is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jarvae's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castillo trying to control the position.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvae wants to pass the guard but Castillo is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jarvae won't allow Castillo to sweep him here.

Jarvae drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castillo dives on top into guard.

Castillo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jarvae has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Castillo has managed to get both his arms back between Jarvae's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jarvae is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jarvae has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Castillo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jarvae has tightened it up now! Castillo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jealous Jarvae!