PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canelo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canelo Castillo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hurt
vs
Castillo

180 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Canelo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Castillo as Hurt shoots in.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hurt looks to clinch

and Castillo counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The strikes coming from Castillo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hurt can't do much from the bottom here.
Hurt is trying to improve his position.
Hurt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Castillo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

It looks like Randy Hurt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo landing a few strikes.
Hurt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Castillo cracks Hurt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Castillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hurt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hurt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hurt struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Castillo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Castillo crashes against the mat.
Hurt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Castillo.
An elbow from Castillo crashes against the mat.
Hurt is breathing heavily.
Hurt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hurt parries the strikes from Castillo easily there. Castillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hurt to escape.
Hurt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Castillo throwing strikes but Hurt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hurt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Castillo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Castillo shoots for a takedown but Hurt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Castillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hurt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hurt working a defensive guard here.
Castillo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castillo postures up and lands a big shot to Hurt's brow.
Castillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hurt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castillo won't allow Hurt to sweep him here.
Castillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castillo postures up in Hurt's guard and throws a big left but Hurt blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurt's head.
Castillo throwing strikes but missing.
Castillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hurt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canelo Castillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Hurt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hurt shoots in but no luck this time.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hurt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Castillo sprawls well initially but Hurt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Castillo has hold of Hurt's hands but Hurt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castillo is not content to let Hurt control the position.
Hurt thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.

Castillo is defending against the submission attempts here by Hurt.
Hurt is keen to just control but Castillo is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hurt is working for a submission of some sort.
Hurt with the ground and pound but Castillo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hurt won't allow Castillo to get back to his feet.
Hurt working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is looking to work some ground and pound but Castillo has wrist control.
Hurt trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurt is looking to advance position but Castillo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
A nice elbow there by Castillo.
Castillo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Castillo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurt is trying to escape the mount.
Castillo raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hurt's face.
Hurt is in a horrible position here. Castillo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hurt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Castillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hurt is trying desperately to improve position.
Castillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Castillo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Castillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Castillo with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Hurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo cracks Hurt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hurt tries to reverse the position but Castillo maintains control.
Castillo is landing with some decent strikes but Hurt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Castillo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Castillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hurt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Castillo looking to finish Hurt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hurt!

Hurt is rocked!
Castillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Hurt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Castillo landing strikes from the mount and Hurt is in trouble!
Hurt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Canelo Castillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castillo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hurt's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canelo Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Hurt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hurt tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hurt seems to have got his legs back now.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hurt as he jumps to the side.

Hurt moves into the clinch.
Castillo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hurt smiles and moves away.
Randy Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canelo Castillo.
Hurt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hurt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castillo.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Randy Hurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt tries to clinch there but Castillo circles away.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurt is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Castillo feints and as Hurt raises his hands in defense, Castillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castillo cracks Hurt with a solid left hand.
Castillo throws an elbow that misses. Hurt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Castillo's guard. Nice move by Hurt!
Hurt trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt stands and throws Castillo's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Hurt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Castillo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Hurt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hurt swinging wildly here.
Hurt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurt is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Hurt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Castillo.
Castillo lands some shots froms side control.
Hurt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hurt is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hurt defending against the ground and pound.
Castillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Randy Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castillo working the strikes but Hurt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hurt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Castillo is working away from the top position though.
Castillo lands with a punch from half guard.
Hurt is positioning himself well to prevent Castillo advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurt wants to get back to full guard.
Hurt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castillo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Canelo Castillo.
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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

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