PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria has chosen Stevie B - Spring Love as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Castillo
vs
Faria

176 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
154 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Faria looks for the body kick but Castillo saw that one coming.

Castillo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Faria tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Castillo is in Faria's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Faria is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Faria working a defensive guard here.
Faria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castillo stands up over Faria, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Faria working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castillo.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castillo cracks Faria with a solid left hand.
Faria wants to stand but Castillo is controlling the position.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Faria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castillo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castillo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Castillo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castillo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Faria has wrist control.
Faria wants to stand and escape but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo lands a couple of digs.
Faria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castillo with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castillo throwing strikes but missing.
Castillo postures up and lands a big shot to Faria's brow.
Castillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Castillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castillo stands up over Faria, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Castillo distracts Faria with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Castillo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Castillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Castillo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria tries to clinch up but Castillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faria tries to avoid it but Castillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faria to the ground. Faria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Castillo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faria sprawls well. Faria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castillo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faria. That's going to slow Castillo down.
Castillo misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Castillo moves out of range easily.
Faria shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Castillo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Faria!
Faria is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Castillo is landing with some decent strikes but Faria is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Castillo working for a guillotine from mount but Faria is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faria?
Castillo looking to finish Faria with some ground and pound. This is bad for Faria!
Castillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Castillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Faria looks a forlorn figure.
Castillo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Castillo landing strikes from the mount.
Castillo lands a nice shot to the head.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Castillo landing strikes from the mount.

Faria is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Faria is still in real trouble! Can Castillo finish him?
Castillo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Castillo lands a big shot there that rocks Faria but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Castillo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 Faria's face.
Castillo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Faria scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Castillo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Castillo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Castillo!