PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee comes into the arena with Marillion - Garden Party blaring out of the sound system. Castle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 12 Stones - Bulletproof. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Natzee
vs
Castle

162 cm
31
148 lbs
23 - 9 - 3

184 cm
36
222 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natzee misses the body punch
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Natzee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Natzee swings widly with a right hand
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Natzee misses.
Nice defenses there by Castle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natzee.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
Castle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castle looks for the body kick but Natzee saw that one coming.

Natzee tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Natzee misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natzee.
Natzee gets through Castle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Natzee throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Natzee can't get the takedown.
Natzee misses with a body punch.
Castle working aggressively here.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Natzee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Natzee prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Natzee on the inside.
Castle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natzee to keep the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Natzee as Castle tries to tie him up.
Natzee throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Natzee.
A nice left hand lands by Natzee.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Natzee backwards.

Natzee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natzee misses with a looping right.
Castle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natzee.
Natzee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castle.
Natzee throws an off balance right hand
and Castle counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natzee throws a hook but Castle blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Castle.
A big right from Natzee misses.
Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Natzee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Castle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Natzee. That snapped Castle's head back.

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
Natzee with a jab.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
Castle misses with a combination
and Natzee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Grammur Natzee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Castle.
A cross from Castle lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle slips a jab from Natzee.
Eric Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Natzee.
Castle needs to keep his hands up - Natzee had a free shot at his head there.
Natzee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castle. Castle obviously looking to wear him down.
Natzee missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Natzee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natzee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Natzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Natzee misses with an uppercut.
Castle throws a leg kick but Natzee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natzee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Natzee.
Natzee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Natzee misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Natzee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castle under the eye.
Natzee misses with a looping left.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Natzee moves away and avoids it.
Natzee tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Natzee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castle - the referee stops the clock and Natzee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castle. Natzee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Castle lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle scores with a head kick.
Grammur Natzee is winning the standup battle so far.
Natzee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Natzee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castle.
Castle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Natzee avoids the head kick by Castle.
A big left from Natzee misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Natzee.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Natzee slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Castle moves out of range as Natzee strikes.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natzee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castle misses with a left hand
and Natzee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eric Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natzee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castle.
A swing and a miss from Natzee.
Natzee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Natzee.
Natzee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natzee throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
Castle throws a nice looking combination but Natzee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natzee lands with a right hand.
Castle feints and then cracks Natzee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Natzee down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee misses with an uppercut.
Castle swings widly with a right hand
and Natzee counters with a nice uppercut.
Castle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Natzee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natzee misses with a body shot.
Castle staying out of range there.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Castle catches Natzee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Natzee misses with a looping left.

Natzee lands a left and a right that sends Castle crashing to the canvas! Natzee dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Natzee with a couple of short strikes.

Castle is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is working to get back to half guard.
Natzee tries to control but Castle wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Natzee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castle is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

A combination from Castle does no damage.
Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Castle throws a left that rocks Natzee and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Castle dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Natzee regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natzee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Natzee wants to improve his position but Castle is controlling well.
Natzee is trying to maintain the position but Castle is very close to passing his half guard.
Natzee wants to sweep but Castle has passed to side control!
Natzee is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee trying his best to control but Castle has mounted him.
Natzee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Castle controlling the position easily from mount.
Natzee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Natzee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Castle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Natzee is looking to get to half guard.
Grammur Natzee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Natzee tries to hold on but Castle postures up.
Natzee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Natzee wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Natzee is trying to stand up.
Castle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Natzee tries to reverse the position but Castle maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Castle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Natzee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Castle landing shots from mount.
Natzee tries to hold on but Castle postures up.
Eric Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Natzee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Natzee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle controlling from the full mount.
Eric Castle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natzee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Natzee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Natzee tries to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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.
Natzee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Natzee is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Natzee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammur Natzee!
A victorious Grammur Natzee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.