PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Figgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Castillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillion has chosen smokestack lightning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Figgs
vs
Castillion

183 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Figgs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Dante Castillion!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Figgs.
Castillion throws an overhand right that lands on Figgs's shoulder, as Figgs tries to avoid the shot.

Castillion gets tackled into the cage by Figgs. Figgs maintains the clinch.
Come on Figgs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castillion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Castillion breaks from the clinch.
Castillion throws a head kick that misses.
Castillion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Figgs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Figgs slips under a jab from Castillion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castillion tries to stall but Figgs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Figgs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Castillion moves out of range.
Castillion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castillion swats away the attempt to clinch by Figgs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillion is looking to clinch but Figgs is avoiding it.

Figgs clinches up against the cage.
Figgs prevents a body shot from Castillion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillion taking a breather.
Figgs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Figgs tries to circle away but Castillion has him pinned against the cage.
Castillion avoids a wild elbow strike from Figgs.
A short left from Castillion.

Figgs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figgs tries to clinch but Castillion is having none of it.
Figgs slips a jab and a cross from Castillion.
Figgs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castillion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Figgs closes the distance and pushes Castillion back into the cage.

Figgs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Castillion has closed the distance and engaged Figgs in a clinch.

Castillion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figgs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frankie Figgs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Figgs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castillion.
Figgs moves in looking to clinch but Castillion pushes him off.

Castillion tries to keep at a distance but Figgs has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillion has a couple of punches blocked by Figgs.

Figgs breaks from the clinch.
Figgs throws a hook but Castillion avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castillion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Figgs closes the distance but Castillion moves to the side
and Castillion counters with a left and a right that stings Figgs.
Figgs throws a nice looking combination but Castillion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castillion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.

Figgs closes the distance and clinches.
Castillion has a couple of punches blocked by Figgs.

Figgs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castillion looks to land a left hand but Figgs moved out of range nicely.
Figgs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Castillion. Those never looked like landing.
Castillion misses with a straight right.
Figgs throws a right and a left that Castillion avoids nicely.
Castillion feints a jab promting Figgs to slip. Castillion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Figgs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Figgs misses with a wild combination.

Castillion gets tackled into the cage by Figgs. Figgs maintains the clinch.
Figgs blocks a body shot from Castillion.
Castillion is trying to break the clinch but Figgs is controlling him.
Figgs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castillion looking to slow down the pace here.
Castillion looking to throw knees to the head but Figgs is blocking nicely.

Figgs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figgs misses with a body kick.
Figgs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Figgs throws a leg kick
and Castillion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Figgs is rocked!
Castillion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Figgs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Figgs moves in looking to clinch but Castillion pushes him off.
Figgs is looking to clinch but Castillion is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillion misses with a few strikes there.
Castillion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.

Figgs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castillion, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figgs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Figgs seems to have got his legs back now.
Castillion trying to stall but Figgs improves his position.
Figgs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Figgs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figgs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castillion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Figgs defending well as Castillion loads up on a big left hand.
Castillion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.
Castillion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figgs.
Figgs throws a sloppy head kick and Castillion moves out of range easily.
Figgs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castillion finds it's way round the side to connect with Figgs's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Figgs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Figgs rushes Castillion and presses him up against the cage.

Figgs breaks the clinch.
Castillion is looking to clinch but Figgs is avoiding it.
Figgs doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillion circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Figgs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Figgs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Figgs blocks a body shot from Castillion.

Figgs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Figgs clinches with his opponent.
Figgs is trying to force a seperation but Castillion has the dominant position.
Figgs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Figgs scores with a knee to the head.
Figgs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillion's defenses.

Castillion breaks from the clinch.
Figgs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figgs misses with a double jab.
Figgs throws a right hand that Castillion ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillion also avoids with ease.
Castillion swats away the attempt to clinch by Figgs.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Castillion avoids them all with ease.
Castillion wants to clinch.
Castillion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Figgs paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillion tries to clinch but Figgs moves out of range.
Figgs moves away from the strike by Castillion.
Castillion displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castillion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castillion misses the jab.
Figgs defending well as Castillion loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Figgs.
Figgs looks to clinch

and Castillion counters by clinching up.
Castillion trying to control the position but instead, Figgs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castillion into the cage.
Figgs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castillion stalling in the clinch but Figgs improves position.
Figgs tries to break free but Castillion pushes him back against the cage.
Figgs prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Figgs is keeping busy.

Figgs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Figgs. Beautiful body shot.
Castillion 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.
A punch combination from Figgs misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figgs is looking to clinch.
Figgs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castillion.
Frankie Figgs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Figgs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Dante Castillion has been cut.
Figgs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Castillion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Figgs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frankie Figgs is winning the standup battle so far.

Castillion has closed the distance and engaged Figgs in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Castillion.
Castillion trying to stall but Figgs improves his position.
Castillion struggles to land a body shot inside as Figgs controls his hands.
Frankie Figgs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Figgs takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Figgs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figgs is looking to clinch.
Figgs walks into a left hand.
Castillion shoots in but Figgs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castillion keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castillion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Figgs wants to clinch.
Frankie Figgs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillion tries to clinch up but Figgs circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillion fails to land with a series of punches.
Figgs tries to clinch but Castillion moves out of range.
Figgs misses with a head kick.
Castillion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Figgs.
Figgs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillion misses with a hook. Figgs ducked under it nicely.
Castillion dips to his left and cracks Figgs with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figgs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Castillion misses.
Castillion lands a right hook to the body.
Figgs scores with a one two! Castillion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Figgs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillion.
A big left from Castillion misses.
Castillion scores with a punch to the head.
Castillion throws a sloppy head kick and Figgs moves out of range easily.
Figgs tries to clinch there but Castillion circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Figgs scores with a four punch combination!
Castillion misses with an uppercut.
Castillion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Figgs dodges the punch combination from Castillion.
Castillion is breathing heavily.
Castillion fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figgs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillion blocks a head kick by Figgs.
Figgs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Figgs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dante Castillion's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Figgs swinging wildly here.
Figgs is looking to clinch but Castillion is avoiding it.

Figgs closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castillion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castillion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figgs.
A short uppercut from Castillion.
Castillion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Figgs breaks from the clinch.
Figgs tries to clinch but Castillion is having none of it.
Castillion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castillion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figgs keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgs is looking to land body kicks.
Figgs tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Figgs looks to land a combination but Castillion avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Castillion. That snapped Figgs's head back.

Figgs clinches up against the cage.

Castillion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figgs misses with a few strikes there.
Castillion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Figgs. Figgs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castillion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Figgs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Figgs.
Figgs is looking to clinch but Castillion is avoiding it.
Castillion tries to clinch up but Figgs circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillion slips a jab and a cross from Figgs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castillion tries a knee to the head but Figgs blocks it.
Castillion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castillion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Figgs clinches up against the cage.
Castillion misses with a punch to the body.
Castillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Figgs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castillion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Figgs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillion's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Figgs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castillion's brow.
Castillion taking a breather.
Figgs misses with an elbow over the top.
Castillion wants to break free but Figgs has control.
Castillion leaning against his opponent.
Figgs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castillion's efforts to push away.

Castillion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Figgs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Figgs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Figgs moves to clinch but Castillion breaks away
and Castillion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Figgs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castillion.
Figgs fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Figgs misses.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Castillion avoids them all with ease.
Figgs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Figgs blocks a jab.

Figgs forces Castillion back against the cage and clinches.
Figgs throws an elbow that misses.
Castillion is pushing Figgs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castillion has Figgs pressed against the cage, preventing Figgs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dante Castillion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castillion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castillion misses with a double jab.
Figgs with a hook.
Castillion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castillion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Figgs misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figgs tries a head kick but it misses.

Castillion instigates a clinch.
Castillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Figgs wants to get back to striking at distance but Castillion won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castillion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Figgs wants to get back to striking at distance but Castillion won't allow it.
Frankie Figgs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castillion misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Castillion.
Well Figgs 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frankie Figgs!
Frankie Figgs managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Catch Clothing, into his post fight interview.