PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Kalenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello comes into the arena with Styles P & Currensy - Jekell N Hyde blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castrello
vs
Kalenth

188 cm
25
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

189 cm
30
210 lbs
14 - 6 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Cyril Kalenth!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalenth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalenth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalenth's sensitive parts.

Kalenth forces Castrello back against the cage and clinches.
Kalenth lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Kalenth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalenth scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello wants to stall.
Kalenth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Kalenth is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalenth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castrello pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
Kalenth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalenth punishes Castrello's body with a nice straight punch.
Cyril Kalenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kalenth drives through and clinches with Castrello against the cage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalenth pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Kalenth.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalenth lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalenth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalenth can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Castrello manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Kalenth from controlling successfully.
Kalenth distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kalenth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kalenth wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Kalenth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalenth won't allow Castrello to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kalenth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castrello's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalenth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalenth postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalenth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kalenth looking to pass the guard.
Kalenth is in close to Castrello's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kalenth preventing the sweep.
Kalenth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalenth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalenth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalenth scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castrello controlling Kalenth's posture.
Kalenth trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.

Kalenth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castrello is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kalenth, into his guard.
Kalenth has his hands on Castrello's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Kalenth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Castrello missing with a left hand there. Kalenth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalenth cracks a nice hook into Castrello's ribs.
Kalenth lands a body shot.
Kalenth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castrello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalenth just misses with a punch to the body.

Kalenth tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalenth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalenth lands an uppercut.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Kalenth blocks with his arms.
Kalenth presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalenth lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalenth.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Kalenth is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalenth gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalenth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kalenth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalenth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello trying to stall but Kalenth improves his position.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Kalenth.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kalenth effectively controlling the action here.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kalenth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kalenth trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Kalenth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kalenth slips nicely into half guard.
Castrello wants to get back to full guard.
Kalenth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalenth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth slips a nice elbow through Castrello's hands, connecting with Castrello's forehead.
Kalenth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castrello gets full guard.
Kalenth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castrello's guard.
Castrello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cyril Kalenth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalenth wants to free his trapped foot but Castrello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kalenth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castrello with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castrello tries to get to full guard but Kalenth has control of the leg.
Kalenth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth wants to pass the guard but Castrello is defending well.
Kalenth is thwarting Castrello's attempts to control the position.
Castrello won't allow Kalenth to pass to mount.
Kalenth uses his free foot to push down on Castrello's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Castrello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalenth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castrello's face.
Kalenth looking to finish Castrello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castrello!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalenth looking to finish Castrello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castrello!
Castrello regains half guard.
Kalenth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Kalenth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kalenth tries to close the distance and clinch but Castrello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Kalenth throws a right hand that Castrello ducks under and follows up with a left that Castrello also avoids with ease.
Kalenth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalenth.
Kalenth throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Kalenth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.

Kalenth pushes Castrello up against the cage in a clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Kalenth.
Castrello stalling in the clinch but Kalenth improves position.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
A body shot lands from Kalenth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kalenth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kalenth lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Kalenth digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello has had enough of the clinch but Kalenth keeps him there for the moment.
Kalenth lands a body shot.
Kalenth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalenth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kalenth digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Kalenth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth has Castrello pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kalenth.
Kalenth lands a nice uppercut.
Kalenth digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Come on Kalenth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalenth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalenth lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Kalenth to work.
Kalenth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kalenth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello tries for a takedown but Kalenth manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalenth.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Kalenth lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Kalenth.
Kalenth letting Castrello take a breather here.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalenth crunches a lovely knee into Castrello's ribcage.
Kalenth tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kalenth.
Kalenth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castrello is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Kalenth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalenth is defending well for now.
Kalenth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalenth avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Kalenth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalenth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Castrello is rocked!
Castrello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalenth up against the cage.
Kalenth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castrello stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Kalenth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Kalenth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalenth 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Kalenth!
After the fight, Cyril Kalenth was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.