PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wanderlie bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wanderlie bain will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castro
vs
bain

198 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Blitzkrieg Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, wanderlie bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain is looking to clinch.
bain tries to clinch up.
Castro shoots in and drives through. bain sprawls well.
bain wants to clinch.
bain tries to clinch up.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
bain doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
bain is looking to clinch.
Castro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. bain tries to avoid it but Castro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag bain to the ground. bain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro throws a series of punches but bain moves out of range.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
bain tries to clinch up.
bain tries to clinch up.
Castro fails with the takedown.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wanderlie bain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro has a takedown stuffed.
Castro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
bain fails in his attempt to clinch.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
bain tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
bain tries to clinch up.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wanderlie bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bain is looking to clinch.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wanderlie bain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

bain fails with an attempt to clinch.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
bain wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - bain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castro.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bain is fending him off so far but Castro persists. Nope, bain circles away and we're back to standing.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
bain wants to clinch.
Castro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around bain's waist but bain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castro off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
bain doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
bain tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
bain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Randy Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bain tries to clinch up.
bain doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
bain tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
bain tries to clinch up.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain tries to clinch up.
bain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bain wants to clinch.
bain doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - bain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bain wants to clinch.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

bain gets caught flat footed, as Castro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
bain wants to stand up but Castro is controlling him.
bain wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Castro manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bain pushes Castro off looking to stand but Castro dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Castro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

bain tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bain is looking to clinch.
bain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Castro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has bain pinned against the cage. bain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Castro throws a right and a left that bain avoids nicely.
bain tries to clinch but Castro moves out of range.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bain tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
bain fails in his attempt to clinch.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
Castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bain is fending him off so far but Castro persists. Nope, bain circles away and we're back to standing.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
bain is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
bain wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bain doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
bain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bain is looking to clinch.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
bain tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bain moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
bain tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
bain tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
wanderlie bain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think bain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... wanderlie bain!