PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo has chosen Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me ft. David Guetta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maniac
vs
Luis Castillo

175 cm
30
155 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

173 cm
24
144 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Luis Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maniac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maniac throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castillo's head.

It looks like Jose Luis Castillo has been cut.
Castillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maniac misses the body punch
and Castillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Maniac counters with a stiff right hand.
Maniac swings widly with a right hand
and Castillo counters with an inside leg kick.
Castillo lands with a cross.
Castillo gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Maniac counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maniac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maniac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maniac.
Maniac wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Castillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castillo keeping full guard, as Maniac tries to pass.
Maniac cracks Castillo with a solid left hand.
Maniac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castillo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Castillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maniac landing with the ground and pound.
Castillo is trying to control the position but Maniac postures up.
Maniac throwing strikes but missing.
Castillo has his hands on Maniac's head, controlling the position.
Maniac tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Castillo looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Luis Castillo.
Castillo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maniac throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a left and a right that stings Maniac.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses
and Maniac counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Maniac is predictable there
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Maniac misses
and Castillo counters with a two punch combo.
Belgian Maniac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Castillo counters with a good low kick that Maniac was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Castillo lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maniac throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jose Luis Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maniac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Maniac misses with the body kick
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maniac misses with a combination
and Castillo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Luis Castillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Luis Castillo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Castillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maniac at a distance.
Jose Luis Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maniac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maniac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castillo.
Maniac scores with a head kick. Castillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maniac ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
Maniac fails with the takedown
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Castillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castillo.
Maniac throws a combination that misses
and Castillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maniac throws a lazy head kick
and Castillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Castillo lands an overhand right.
Maniac throws a leg kick
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Castillo scores with a leg kick.
Castillo throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Maniac is predictable there
and Castillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castillo scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Castillo stalks Maniac and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maniac's face. Maniac staggers backwards, shaken.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Maniac checks it.
Maniac shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Maniac shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses
and Castillo counters with a solid body kick.
Castillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maniac thows a leg kick but Castillo checks it
and Castillo counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Maniac misses
and Castillo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castillo throws a series of punches but Maniac moves out of range.
Maniac misses with a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a good low kick that Maniac was not able to check.
Maniac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Maniac throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Castillo scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maniac has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castillo. That's going to slow Maniac down.
Maniac drops his hands momentarily and Castillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maniac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maniac misses with a hook
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maniac misses with a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maniac is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Maniac off the cage and back into rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Castillo.
Maniac misses with the body kick
and Castillo counters with a good low kick that Maniac was not able to check.
Castillo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maniacs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luis Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Luis Castillo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Maniac.
Castillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castillo throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maniac misses the jab.
Castillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maniac looks to land a right hand but Castillo moved out of range.
Maniac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick by Maniac misses
and Castillo counters with a low kick, right behind Maniac 's knee.
Maniac misses with a right hand
and Castillo counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maniac misses with a takedown attempt - Castillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maniac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castillo.
Castillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maniac throws a leg kick
and Castillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Castillo there.
Maniac shoots and misses
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maniac is predictable there
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maniac under the eye.
Maniac misses with a left hand
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Maniac tries for a takedown but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belgian Maniac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo lands with a right hand.
Belgian Maniac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Castillo.
Castillo connects with a right hand. Maniac shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo works Maniac's body with a nice hook.
Maniac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castillo throws a body kick the misses
and Maniac counters with a straight right hand.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Maniac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castillo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maniac will feel that in the morning.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Maniac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castillo can pounce on him.
Maniac doesn't succeed with the takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Castillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Maniac swings widly with a right hand
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castillo scores with a one two! Maniac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniac throws a body kick the misses
and Castillo counters with a low kick, right behind Maniac 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo swinging wildly here.
Maniac with a poor takedown
and Castillo counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Castillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luis Castillo!