PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Jorge Cruz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Castle
vs
Cruz

193 cm
26
271 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

215 cm
32
228 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castle.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Castle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz misses with a hook. Castle ducked under it nicely.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle misses with an uppercut
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
Castle swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Castle misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castle looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Castle avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Castle moves out of range of the strikes.
Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Cruz throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Castle misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz cracks Castle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
Castle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castle thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Castle lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
A big left from Castle misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Castle slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castle doesn't seem bothered though.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Castle avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Cruz throws a hook but Castle blocks it.
Cruz slips under a jab from Castle.
Castle missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz misses with a hook. Castle ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castle.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Castle is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle slips a jab from Cruz.
Castle staying out of range there.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a jab when Castle was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castle.
Castle throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
Castle throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Castle throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz works Castle's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle misses with a looping right.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castle.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Castle's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castle.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castle doesn't seem bothered though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cruz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
Cruz lands a jab.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Castle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle connects with the punch.
Castle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castle.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Castle didn't see that one coming.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.
Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Castle walks into a straight right hand from Cruz.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Castle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castle throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Castle does no damage.
Castle swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Castle.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Castle is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Castle lands a right hook to the body.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Castle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a hook but Castle avoids it easily.
Cruz lands with a hook. Castle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Castle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cruz blocks a jab.
Jorge Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle blocks a jab.
Castle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Castle's head.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castle doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Castle moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Castle.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castle punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Castle's head.
The crowd cheers as Castle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Castle misses with a straight left.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Castle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Castle slips the punch.
Castle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castle throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Castle drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castle slips under a jab.
Castle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz throws a hook but Castle avoids it easily.
A jab from Castle misses.
A swing and a miss from Castle.
Castle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Castle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Castle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castle counters with an inside leg kick.
Castle slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Castle.
I think Castle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jorge Cruz!