PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Castillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillion kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Ink Spots - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire. Emerson has chosen Laurent Wolf - No Stress as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Castillion
vs
Emerson

180 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

185 cm
31
180 lbs
18 - 10 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Castillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Gabriel Emerson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson throws a series of punches but Castillion moves out of range.
Castillion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Castillion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillion misses with a shot to the body
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emerson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emerson connects with a crisp jab.
Castillion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emerson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillion.
Castillion misses with an uppercut
and Emerson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emerson looks to land a combination but Castillion avoids it well.
Castillion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Emerson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillion is looking to clinch.
Castillion slips a jab and a cross from Emerson.
Castillion misses with a straight left.
Castillion scores with a body shot.
Castillion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Castillion throws a jab when Emerson was well out of range.
Castillion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emerson.
Castillion looks to land a right hand but Emerson moved out of range.
Dante Castillion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillion moves to clinch but Emerson breaks away
and Emerson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castillion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Castillion tries to clinch but Emerson moves away
and Emerson counters with a stiff right hand.
Emerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillion throws out the jab.
Emerson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillion.
Castillion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Emerson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emerson lands a jab to Castillion's midsection.
Castillion missing with a left hand there. Emerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emerson blocks a jab.
Emerson lands a two punch combo.
Castillion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillion loads up on a big right hand but Emerson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson ducks under a wild hook from Castillion.
Emerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emerson throws a series of punches but Castillion avoids them all with ease.
Emerson slips under a jab.
Emerson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castillion tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emerson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castillion tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Emerson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Castillion.
Castillion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emerson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castillion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emerson misses with an uppercut.
Emerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillion.
Emerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castillion circles away quickly and effectively.
Castillion thows a body shot but no joy.
Emerson lands with a right hand.
Emerson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castillion.
Castillion with a hook.
Castillion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emerson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillion misses with an uppercut. Emerson saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emerson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emerson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Emerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emerson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Castillion to counter with a crisp jab.
Castillion takes a swing at Emerson's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Emerson.
Emerson tries to bum rush Castillion with a series of wild strikes but Castillion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gabriel Emerson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emerson missing with a left hand there. Castillion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gabriel Emerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emerson scores with a hook.
Emerson walks into a stiff left hand from Castillion.
Emerson throws a series of punches but Castillion moves out of range.
Emerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castillion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Emerson slips a straight right by Castillion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Castillion misses the target.
A big left from Castillion misses.
Castillion with a jab.
Castillion loads up on a big right hand but Emerson slips the punch.
Emerson throws a right hand that Castillion ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillion also avoids with ease.
Emerson looks to land a left hand but Castillion moved out of range nicely.
Castillion lands with a nice body punch.
Emerson throws a looping overhand right but Castillion ducks down to avoid it.
Emerson misses with a straight left.
A big left from Castillion misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson scores with a sloppy right hand. Castillion should have avoided that one.
Castillion throws an off balance right hand
and Emerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emerson.
Castillion misses with a hook.
Castillion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emerson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillion closes the distance but Emerson moves to the side
and Emerson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emerson 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.
Castillion looks to land a left hand but Emerson moved out of range nicely.
Emerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillion throws out the jab.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Emerson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillion thows a body shot but no joy.
Emerson misses the shot to the body.
Emerson jabs at Castillion's body.
Castillion dodges the punch combination from Emerson.
Emerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillion lands with a right hand.
Castillion lands an overhand right.
Castillion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emerson misses with a double jab
and Castillion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Emerson both land. Nice combination.
Castillion throws a jab but it's blocked by Emerson.
Emerson throws out a powerful jab.
Castillion throws a hook but Emerson blocks it.
Castillion slips a jab and a cross from Emerson.
Emerson feints a jab promting Castillion to slip. Emerson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Castillion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillion misses the jab.
Emerson scores with a jab.
Emerson slips a jab from Castillion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emerson swats away the attempt to clinch by Castillion.
Emerson throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Emerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Emerson throws a series of punches but Castillion moves out of range.
Emerson looks to throw the jab but Castillion is out of range.
Castillion misses with an uppercut
and Emerson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emerson misses the jab.
Castillion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emerson.
Emerson missing with a left hand there. Castillion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castillion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castillion slips a jab from Emerson.
Emerson connects with a single shot there.
Castillion throws a hook but Emerson blocks it.
Emerson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Emerson does no damage.
Castillion moves out of range of the strikes.
Castillion blocks a jab.
Castillion throws a right hand that misses
and Emerson counters with a series of strikes. Castillion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emerson slips a jab from Castillion.
Emerson thuds a left hand into Castillion's body.
Castillion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emerson backs up against the cage.
Castillion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emerson jabs Castillion right on the nose. Castillion blinks but takes it well.
Castillion slips a straight right by Emerson.
Castillion throws a looping overhand right but Emerson ducks down to avoid it.
Emerson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castillion counters with a stiff right hand.
Emerson misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a few strikes there.
Castillion scores with a sloppy right hand. Emerson should have avoided that one.
Castillion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castillion lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillion throws a nice looking combination but Emerson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castillion darts in trying to clinch
and Emerson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castillion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emerson.
Emerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillion.
Castillion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillion throws out a loose jab but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emerson defending well as Castillion loads up on a big left hand.
Emerson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castillion walks into a stiff left hand from Emerson.
Castillion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante Castillion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castillion misses the body punch
and Emerson counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Emerson misses.
Castillion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillion just misses with a punch to the body.
Emerson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castillion misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Castillion misses.
Emerson misses with a double jab.
Emerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillion is just out of range.
Emerson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castillion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emerson scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Emerson. Beautiful body shot.
Castillion missing with a left hand there. Emerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castillion misses the shot to the body.
Castillion throws a looping overhand right but Emerson ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emerson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emerson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gabriel Emerson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillion throws a lazy uppercut
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Emerson.
Well Emerson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Emerson!
Gabriel Emerson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.