PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angel Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty McDonald told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Castile
vs
McDonald

155 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Castile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty McDonald!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Castile sprawls well.
Castile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castile moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
Castile misses with a head kick.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castile tries to work over McDonald's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castile throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Angel Castile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald checks the leg kick.
Castile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castile.
McDonald throws a push kick but Castile slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald throws a push kick but Castile slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Castile circles away.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Castile counters with a head kick.
Castile takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castile lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
Castile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castile throws a leg kick that misses.
Castile scores with a nice strike.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Castile misses with a looping right.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald wants to clinch up but Castile keeps it at a distance.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castile misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castile slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Castile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castile tries to clinch up.
McDonald blocks the body kick.
Castile connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Castile.
McDonald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from McDonald misses
and Castile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castile defends it nicely.
Angel Castile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty McDonald.
Castile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castile.

Castile moves into the clinch.
Castile gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Castile.
McDonald looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castile is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castile.
Castile stalling in the clinch.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Castile dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald 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.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Castile circles away.
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonald checks the leg kick.
Castile throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
Castile throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald avoids the head kick by Castile.
Angel Castile is winning the standup battle so far.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castile is fending him off so far but McDonald persists. Nope, Castile circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald throws a body punch but Castile moves out of range.
McDonald shoots in but Castile avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angel Castile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castile.

McDonald moves into the clinch.

Castile breaks the clinch.
McDonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castile lands a nice hook to McDonald's body. McDonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castile was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castile.
McDonald is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Castile is just out of range.
Castile throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald jabs Castile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonald is trying desperately to land a takedown but Castile is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castile feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.

Castile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Castile.
Castile digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
Castile lands a nice elbow.

Castile breaks from the clinch.
Castile lands with a kick to the temple. McDonald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Angel Castile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castile. Castile obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castile!
A chopping leg kick lands by Castile.
Castile throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Castile lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castile looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castile throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castile rather than just go for the knockout.
Castile lands a front kick.

Castile gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castile holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
Castile lands a right hand.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castile lands a body shot.
Castile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Castile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
McDonald tries to clinch but Castile moves out of range.
Castile looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castile wants to clinch.
Castile connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Castile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castile slaps away a takedown attempt from McDonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDonald avoids the head kick by Castile.
Castile digs a good hook to McDonald's body.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Castile.

Castile moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Castile is looking to control McDonald's arms but McDonald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castile has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Castile scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castile avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.

Castile breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castile throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
Castile throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald misses with the body kick
and Castile finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castile throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
Marty McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Castile.
Castile checks a leg kick.
Castile throws a one two combo.
Castile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
Castile throws a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castile stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Castile.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Castile.
Castile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castile stuns McDonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castile connects with a high kick.
McDonald fails with the takedown.
McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castile.
Castile avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castile scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castile, right into the meat.
Castile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castile thows a body kick. McDonald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castile scoring well with a low kick there.
Angel Castile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castile lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
Castile works the jab nicely.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Castile.
A solid body kick from Castile.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castile scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Castile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castile has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Castile!