PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo has chosen Static-X - Push It as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Finkle
vs
Castillo

193 cm
21
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Finkle as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Finkle.
Finkle slips under a jab from Castillo.
Finkle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Ray Finkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo throws the left hand but Finkle avoids the punch easily.
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finkle avoids it really well and circles away.
Castillo thows a leg kick but Finkle checks it
and Finkle counters with an outside leg kick.

Castillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finkle, pushing him back against the cage.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castillo.
Finkle avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finkle is defending well for now.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castillo lands a right hand.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle is pressed up against the cage. Castillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finkle down to the mat. Finkle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Finkle enables Castillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finkle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Castillo is looking to advance position but Finkle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Castillo is working to get back to half guard.
Finkle controlling the pace for now.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to lock up and control but Finkle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Castillo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Finkle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo is looking to control Finkle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castillo avoid being mounted?
Castillo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finkle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle controlling from the top position.
Castillo keeping full guard, as Finkle tries to pass.
Finkle is working hard here to advance position.
Finkle being controlled here momentarily.
Finkle 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle looking to sit in guard and control but Castillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castillo trying to control but Finkle is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finkle as he avoids it easily.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Castillo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finkle misses the jab.
Castillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Castillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Castillo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Castillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finkle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finkle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castillo somewhat.
Finkle tries a low kick but Castillo avoids it.
Castillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finkle pinned against the cage. Finkle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Castillo moves out of range easily.

Castillo moves into the clinch.
Finkle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finkle blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Finkle tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo looking for a takedown.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Castillo.
Finkle scores with a hook to the body.
Finkle lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Roberto Castillo has been cut.
Finkle presses Castillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finkle blocking some punches.
Finkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Finkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Castillo wants to stall.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Finkle lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Finkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Castillo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finkle avoids the elbow strike from Castillo, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finkle avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Finkle misses with a body punch.
Finkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castillo is defending well for now.
Finkle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Finkle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castillo or not.
Finkle pushes Castillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finkle.
Finkle avoids a wild elbow strike from Castillo.
Finkle tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Finkle back against the cage.
Ray Finkle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castillo tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finkle.
Finkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle is pressed up against the cage. Castillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finkle down to the mat. Finkle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Finkle clobbers Castillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Finkle blocks the low kick.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillo walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Finkle
and Castillo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle with a nice cross.
Castillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finkle's sensitive parts.
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finkle throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Finkle - just one landing.
Finkle scores with a punch to the head.
Castillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Finkle sprawls well. He's pushed Castillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to land a front kick but Finkle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finkle works Castillo's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Castillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finkle, pushing him back against the cage.
Finkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castillo.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finkle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finkle.
Finkle presses Castillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo takes a shot to the head.
Castillo tries to work over Finkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Finkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Castillo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Finkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castillo wants to slow Finkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Castillo tries to land a front kick but Finkle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castillo walks into a stiff left hand from Finkle.
A cross from Finkle lands.
Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finkle lands a nice looking body shot.

Castillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Finkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finkle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Finkle lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkle avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finkle gets through Castillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Castillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Castillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Castillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Finkle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Finkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finkle avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Finkle has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finkle avoids it.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkle avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Castillo.
Finkle stalling.
Finkle managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Castillo avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Finkle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finkle.
A nice left hand lands by Finkle.
Finkle lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Finkle.
Finkle lands a left hand.
Finkle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castillos head.
Finkle lands an elbow just above Castillo 's eye.
Finkle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.

Castillo is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finkle.
Castillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Finkle finish him?
Finkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Finkle lands an elbow inside that Castillo shrugs off.
Finkle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finkle unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Castillo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Finkle is unloading with more strikes now! Castillo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Finkle!
A victorious Ray Finkle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.