PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Castilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Msciwoj Lis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Castilla
vs
Lis

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Castilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Msciwoj Lis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castilla slaps away a takedown attempt from Lis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lis lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Lis.
Castilla connects with a body shot.

Lis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castilla is trying to maintain the position but Lis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lis prevents Castilla from improving his position.
Castilla taking some punishment here, with Lis in his half guard.
Lis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castilla trying to hold on to Lis's head to control him but Lis postures up.

Lis is trying to work for a kimura but Castilla is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Castilla to get to his feet.
Lis has a takedown stuffed.
Castilla shoots in for a double leg but Lis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castilla tries to clinch up.
Lis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castilla with a poor takedown

and Lis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Castilla is breathing heavily.
Lis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lis in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castilla is looking to improve his position.
Lis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lis wants to take a breather but Castilla is having none of it.
Castilla has hold of Lis's hands but Lis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Castilla to get to his feet.
Lis shoots in for a double leg but Castilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fred Castilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Msciwoj Lis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lis finds it's way round the side to connect with Castilla's head.

Lis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castilla's half guard.
Lis stops Castilla from getting back to his feet.
Lis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Castilla missing with punches from the bottom.
Lis trying to control from half guard but Castilla is working away.
Castilla taking some punishment here, with Lis in his half guard.
Castilla works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lis advances position into side control!

Lis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castilla's half guard.
Lis controlling the pace.

Castilla kicks off Lis and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Msciwoj Lis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Castilla gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castilla is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lis, into his guard.

Lis is looking for a triangle here but Castilla uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Msciwoj Lis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lis is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lis is not content to let Castilla control the position.
Lis can't do much from the bottom here.
Castilla just content to control the position.
Lis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lis's face as Castilla controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Castilla's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Castilla. No joy for Lis on that attempt.
Lis is breathing heavily.
Lis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castilla but Castilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castilla misses with a takedown

and Lis counters with a takedown into side control.
Castilla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lis is trying to control the action in half guard but Castilla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Castilla moves into full guard.
Castilla working a defensive guard here.

Castilla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Castilla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lis wants to stand and escape but instead Castilla has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castilla wants to get up but he can't break Lis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Msciwoj Lis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lis showed some decent athleticism there.

Lis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Castilla sees it coming and defends easily.
Lis wants to pass the guard but Castilla is defending well.
Castilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lis is keen to just control but Castilla is a slippery customer.
Castilla pushes Lis off looking to stand but Lis dives back in and keeps control.
Castilla is staying active underneath Lis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Msciwoj Lis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Lis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castilla's half guard.
Castilla is not content to let Lis control the position.

Lis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Castilla sees it coming and defends easily.
Lis tries to pass to full mount but Castilla defends it.

Castilla pushes Lis off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Castilla as Lis shoots in.
Castilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Castilla as Lis shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Castilla - that will leave a mark!
Castilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Lis tries to sprawl out of it but Castilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Msciwoj Lis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castilla on his heels. He'll look to pass Castilla's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Castilla working for a triangle but Lis defends it easily.
Lis content to stall in guard here.

Castilla has his foot on Lis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lis works his way back into a safe position though.
Msciwoj Lis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lis.

Lis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lis stays in close to Castilla's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lis lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Msciwoj Lis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lis 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Msciwoj Lis!