PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Cunnigham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro comes to the cage accompanied by Carlos Puebla - Y En Eso Llego Fidel. Cunnigham is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jeremy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castro
vs
Cunnigham

180 cm
29
170 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

179 cm
33
160 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Cunnigham!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunnigham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castro but Castro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cunnigham shoots in but no luck this time.
Castro cracks a nice hook into Cunnigham's ribs.
Castro misses with a straight right.

Cunnigham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cunnigham tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Cunnigham wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Cunnigham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro managing to control the position.
Cunnigham trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Castro gets a double leg takedown into Cunnigham's guard.
Castro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cunnigham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Cunnigham looking for subs off his back but Castro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Castro trying to mount his opponent but Cunnigham defends it.
Castro trying to control the action but Cunnigham is working from the bottom.
Cunnigham tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
Cunnigham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro controlling the pace.
Cunnigham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunnigham is looking for a sweep. Castro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cunnigham throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Castro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Cunnigham looking for submissions off his back.
Cunnigham punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cunnigham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cunnigham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castro.
Cunnigham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cunnigham.
Castro wants to control from the top but Cunnigham keeps moving.

Cunnigham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castro defends it easily.
Cunnigham keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Cunnigham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cunnigham misses with a head shot. Castro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Castro trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Castro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cunnigham regains half guard.
Cunnigham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cunnigham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cunnigham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Castro blocks the strikes from Cunnigham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castro walks into a stiff left hand from Cunnigham.
Cunnigham blocks a jab.
Cunnigham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Cunnigham avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Cunnigham or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Castro throws a series of punches but Cunnigham moves out of range.
Cunnigham tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cunnigham circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Castro.
Cunnigham misses with a takedown
and Castro counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cunnigham's calf.

Castro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cunnigham is looking to control Castro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cunnigham avoid being mounted?
Castro prevents Cunnigham from improving his position.
Cunnigham taking some punishment here, with Castro in his half guard.
Cunnigham wants to get back to full guard but Castro has mounted him!
Cunnigham is looking to improve his position but Castro isn't that keen on the idea.
Cunnigham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Castro with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro cracks Cunnigham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnigham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cunnigham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Cunnigham is rocked!
Castro lands a nice shot to the head.
Cunnigham is still in real trouble! Can Castro finish him?
Cunnigham can't escape the position.
Castro postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cunnigham in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cunnigham to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Castro!
A victorious Fidel Castro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.