PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hosea Castaneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eupaty Kolovrot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Castaneda
vs
Kolovrot

151 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hosea Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eupaty Kolovrot!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kolovrot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castaneda was covering up waiting for the punch and Kolovrot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kolovrot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kolovrot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kolovrot is looking to work some ground and pound but Castaneda has wrist control.
Kolovrot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castaneda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Kolovrot from controlling successfully.
Kolovrot postures up and lands a big shot to Castaneda's brow.
Kolovrot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castaneda has a closed guard, preventing Kolovrot from standing up.
Kolovrot throws an elbow that misses. Castaneda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kolovrot's guard. Nice move by Castaneda!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda wants to stand and escape but instead Kolovrot has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kolovrot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kolovrot throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolovrot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castaneda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolovrot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kolovrot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kolovrot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castaneda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kolovrot throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolovrot throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolovrot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castaneda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolovrot.
Kolovrot connects with a couple of short punches.
Kolovrot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Castaneda is breathing heavily.
Kolovrot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kolovrot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castaneda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castaneda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolovrot scoring with some ground and pound.
Kolovrot lands a couple of elbows.
Kolovrot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castaneda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Kolovrot from controlling successfully.
Kolovrot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castaneda's head.
Kolovrot chips away with some ground and pound.
Kolovrot throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolovrot trying to control the position from guard on top but Castaneda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castaneda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolovrot.
Kolovrot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolovrot wanted to stand there but Castaneda had control of the position.
Kolovrot tries to free his leg and advance position but Castaneda is retaining full guard.
Kolovrot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castaneda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castaneda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolovrot works over Castaneda with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolovrot landing with the ground and pound.
Kolovrot throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eupaty Kolovrot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hosea Castaneda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kolovrot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kolovrot is putting a hurting on Castaneda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kolovrot is chipping away with strikes.
Kolovrot misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kolovrot throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Castaneda works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kolovrot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kolovrot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolovrot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castaneda defending well though.
Kolovrot drops an elbow to the side of Castaneda's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolovrot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kolovrot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kolovrot throwing shots but Castaneda is blocking nicely.
Castaneda wants to control but Kolovrot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kolovrot thows a huge punch but Castaneda dodges it nicely.
Kolovrot misses with a head shot. Castaneda uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kolovrot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolovrot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolovrot throws a strike but Castaneda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kolovrot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castaneda is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolovrot wants to sweep but no luck.

Kolovrot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kolovrot thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Castaneda wants to stand but Kolovrot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kolovrot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castaneda manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolovrot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kolovrot postures up in Castaneda's guard and throws a big left but Castaneda blocks it.
Kolovrot scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolovrot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kolovrot is in close to Castaneda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kolovrot passes into half guard.
Kolovrot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is trying to stand up here but Kolovrot is controlling him well.
Eupaty Kolovrot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolovrot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kolovrot winds up and cracks Castaneda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda trying to hold on to Kolovrot's head to control him but Kolovrot postures up.
Kolovrot tries to pass to full mount but Castaneda defends it.
Kolovrot working over Castaneda with some ground and pound. Castaneda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Kolovrot there.
Castaneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kolovrot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eupaty Kolovrot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hosea Castaneda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kolovrot drives through and clinches with Castaneda against the cage.

Kolovrot lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kolovrot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kolovrot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Kolovrot there.
Kolovrot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castaneda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kolovrot.
Kolovrot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kolovrot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castaneda's head.
Kolovrot throwing shots but Castaneda is blocking nicely.
Kolovrot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kolovrot lands a nice short elbow.
Kolovrot with the ground and pound but Castaneda uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kolovrot landing with the ground and pound.
Castaneda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolovrot wants to control from the top but Castaneda keeps moving.
Kolovrot tries to free his leg and advance position but Castaneda is retaining full guard.
Kolovrot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolovrot looking to sit in guard and control but Castaneda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Castaneda is looking to stand up but Kolovrot won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolovrot striking off his back but it's not causing Castaneda any problems.
Castaneda is in close to Kolovrot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Castaneda throws a strike but Kolovrot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kolovrot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kolovrot is looking to work some ground and pound but Castaneda has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolovrot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolovrot lands a couple of digs.
Kolovrot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castaneda's head.
Kolovrot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolovrot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kolovrot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolovrot lands a couple of elbows.
Kolovrot cracks Castaneda with a solid left hand.
Kolovrot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolovrot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolovrot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Kolovrot from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolovrot landing with the ground and pound.
Kolovrot postures up and lands a big shot to Castaneda's brow.
Kolovrot is looking to work some ground and pound but Castaneda has wrist control.
Eupaty Kolovrot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kolovrot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolovrot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolovrot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eupaty Kolovrot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kolovrot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eupaty Kolovrot!