PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya blaring out of the sound system. Unkind Artist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Artist
vs
Castle

190 cm
29
198 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

185 cm
34
200 lbs
17 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artist moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Artist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Artist swivels and escapes.

Castle shoots in and gets a takedown into Artist's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Castle tries to stand but Artist is controlling from the bottom.
Castle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artist has Castle pulled in close to control his posture.
Castle wants to stand but Artist is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist pulls Castle in close to prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Unkind Artist wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Castle slips under a jab from Artist.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artist lands with a nice body punch.
Artist jabs Castle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good exchange - Artist coming out on top.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castle.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.

Artist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castle avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Artist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Artist.
Artist lands a good knee to the midsection. Castle won't want to take too many of those.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Artist tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Artist cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
Artist lands a hook that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Artist lands a nice knee to the body.
Artist landing knees to the body.
Castle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Artist to keep the fight standing.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Castle.
Artist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castle looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Castle avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Castle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artist lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist lands a right hand.
Artist pushes Castle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Artist.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist scores a nice knee to the body.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
Artist digs a right hand underneath Castle's ribcage. Castle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Artist.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Artist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Artist obliges.
Artist landing knees to the body.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice jab there from Artist.
Artist digs a good hook to Castle's body.
Artist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Artist looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Artist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Castle walks into a stiff left hand from Artist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artist tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artist.

Castle is rocked!
Artist pounces like a tiger and cracks Castle with a vicious hook! Castle is down but not out! Artist follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Unkind Artist!
An out of breath Unkind Artist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.