PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castillo
vs
Haze

213 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Haze!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haze circles away quickly and effectively.
Haze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haze tries to clinch but Castillo moves away
and Castillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Haze scores with a body shot.
Castillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Castillo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haze sprawls well. Haze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Haze tries to clinch up but Castillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Castillo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taylor Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Haze.
Castillo is struggling to control the position.

Haze ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Haze no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Castillo looking to pass the guard.
Castillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castillo won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.

Haze has an active guard here but Castillo has managed to pass into half guard.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Haze is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haze is trying to control but Castillo passes into side control!
Castillo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Castillo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castillo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castillo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Haze's legs.
Haze tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haze wants to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Haze is looking to get to half guard.
Castillo looking to control but Haze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castillo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castillo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Haze can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Castillo lands with some strikes.
Castillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Castillo raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze is squirming around, avoiding Castillo's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Castillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castillo.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo is looking to land body kicks.
Castillo throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze tries for a takedown but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.

Castillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Castillo won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Castillo trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.

Haze throws his legs up looking for a submission but Castillo uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Castillo taking a breather here.
Haze tries to improve position but can't.
Castillo scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to stand but Haze has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Haze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castillo's guard.
Castillo wants to sweep here but Haze controlling him for the moment.
Haze trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.

Haze gets to his feet - Castillo follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Haze keeps it at a distance.
Haze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castillo defends it nicely.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Haze.
Haze is breathing heavily.

Castillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castillo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Castillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Castillo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Castillo is looking to stand but Castillo has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Castillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo unloading with bombs!
Castillo looking to finish Haze with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haze!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo controlling his opponent.
Taylor Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castillo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Castillo dominated that second round.
That's time! Castillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Haze shoots and misses

and Castillo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Haze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castillo is aware though and is defending well.
Castillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castillo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haze's guard.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Castillo prevents Haze from getting back to his feet.
Haze is controlling Castillo's posture.
Castillo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Castillo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Haze wasn't active enough on the ground.

Castillo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haze napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castillo controls the position from side control.
Castillo wants to control but Haze is keeping him busy.
Haze taking a bit of punishment here - Castillo scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Haze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo slows the pace down.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard.
Castillo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Castillo cracks Haze with a big elbow.
Castillo controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castillo scoring with punches from side control.
Castillo landing a few strikes.
Haze is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Castillo off and has taken his back!
Castillo just trying to survive but Haze is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Castillo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haze's guard. Nice work there by Castillo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Castillo is stalling in the full guard.
Haze looking for a sweep. Not yet Haze, not yet.

Castillo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Haze manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Castillo has Haze in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Castillo!