PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenova's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pink Floyd - Money. The crowd seem to be enjoying Castle's choice of entrance music: 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jenova
vs
Castle

225 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
36
195 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Xtreme Merchandise

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castle in his tracks.
Jenova throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
Castle needs to keep his hands up - Jenova had a free shot at his head there.
A right-left combo lands from Castle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle tries to land a front kick but Jenova steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Jenova darts in and clinches Castle up against the cage.
Jenova misses with some punches.
Jenova pushes Castle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castle blocking some punches.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Castle controls the action.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenova.
Castle blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenova.
Jenova's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Castle has Jenova pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jenova manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castle tries to circle away but Jenova has him pinned against the cage.
Jenova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jenova tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Jenova scores with a nice short uppercut.

Castle is rocked!
Castle looks winded!
Jenova scores with a shot to the side of Castle's head.
Castle is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenova finish him?
Jenova lands a shot to the body.
Jenova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castle seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenova presses Castle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Jenova.
Jenova lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jenova pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jenova keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Jenova fails to land.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jenova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Jenova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Jenova.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jenova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova lands a body shot.

Castle successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenova wants to pass the guard but Castle is keeping the position.
Jenova postures up.
Jenova won't allow Castle to sweep him here.
Jenova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jenova has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Holy Jenova has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jenova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenova.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Jenova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Jenova does no damage.
Castle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Jenova coming out on top.
Castle misses with a hook.
Jenova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenova lands a jab to the nose.
Holy Jenova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jenova clinches up against the cage.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Jenova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Jenova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenova.
Jenova throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenova.
Castle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenova moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Jenova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?

Castle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jenova is not content to let Castle control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova tries to improve position but can't.

Castle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jenova, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A control attempt from Jenova but he's now mounted!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle tries to control but Jenova wriggling away.
Jenova is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castle throws some wild stikes that Jenova manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jenova can't escape the position.
Jenova wants to control but Castle is having none of it.
Jenova tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Castle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Castle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenova is looking to escape.
Castle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jenova wants to control but Castle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jenova lands a left and a right that send Castle crashing to the mat, dazed. Jenova thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jenova checks a leg kick.
Jenova scores with a jab to the body.

Jenova lands a big right hand that sends Castle crashing to the mat! Jenova stays standing though and waves Castle back to his feet!
Jenova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
Castle staying out of range there.
Jenova digs a good hook to Castle's body.
Jenova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jenova throws an overhand right that drops Castle like a sack of potatoes! Jenova dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Jenova!
An out of breath Holy Jenova thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.