PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Castro

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Castro!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castro rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Castro is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Castro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Castro manages to break the clinch.
White shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense.
White shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Castro misses with a kick to the body

and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Castro's guard now.

White drops back looking for a leg! Castro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castro manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Castro's guard.

White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White won't allow Castro to get back to his feet.

White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White stops Castro from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Castro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White is breathing heavily.

White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
White looking to pass the guard.

White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Castro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Castro has escaped and now he's on top!
Castro wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Castro postures up.
Castro tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
Castro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Castro will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Castro.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Jason Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro throws a leg kick that is checked

and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.

White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castro!
Castro wants to stand but White is controlling his arm.
Ryan White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro tries to get to his feet but White is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Castro in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control.
Castro is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pulls Castro in close to prevent any damage.
Castro wants to stand and escape but instead White has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

White drops back looking for a leg! Castro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castro manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Castro's guard.
Castro wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castro swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Castro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.

White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castro!
Castro tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Castro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro closes the distance but White moves to the side

and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castro won't be happy with that.

White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to escape but White is in control.

White tries for a kimura but Castro is defending well.
Castro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but White is controlling him well.

White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Castro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Castro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
White tries to bench press Castro off him but Castro keeps the position.

Castro decides to stand back up. Castro steps back and let's White get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Castro scores with a four punch combination!
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castro moves into the clinch.

Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Castro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.

Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Castro darts in trying to clinch

so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White passes Castro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White prevents Castro from standing back up.

White is trying to work for a kimura but Castro is defending well.

White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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 Ryan White.
I think Castro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Castro!