PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castiel Vien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Christ
vs
Vien

173 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Castiel Vien!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vien moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vien on the side of the head.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ keeps Vien at a distance using the push kick.
Christ slips a jab and a cross from Vien.
Christ scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vien misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vien throws a series of punches but Christ moves out of range.
Vien misses with a two punch combination.

Vien dives in and scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Christ has momentary wrist control but Vien slips an elbow through the middle.
Vien works over Christ with some ground and pound from guard.
Vien works over Christ with some ground and pound from guard.
Christ could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vien lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christ definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vien throwing strikes but missing.
Vien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vien is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vien pushes down on Christ's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Vien there.
Christ taking some punishment here, with Vien in his half guard.
Vien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vien.
Vien takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vien looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Christ has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vien is working away from the top position though.
Vien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vien lands a nice short elbow.
Vien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Christ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Vien there.
Vien missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vien working the head and body with strikes.
Vien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vien working over Christ with some ground and pound. Christ looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Christ has hold of Vien's hands but Vien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christ's head.
Vien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christ's head.
Vien slips a nice elbow through Christ's hands, connecting with Christ's forehead.
Vien looks winded!
Vien moves into full mount! Christ won't be happy about that!
Christ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vien on the ground.
Vien landing punches.
Vien lands a big shot there that rocks Christ but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to reverse the position but Vien maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vien cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Vien connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vien landing punches.
Vien scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christ?
The referee warns Christ that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Christ can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vien looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vien punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vien lands a big elbow.
Vien working the ground and pound effectively.
Christ takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Christ that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Vien.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vien landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vien pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vien fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Christ can't escape the position.
Vien landing strikes from the mount and Christ is in trouble!
Vien working the ground and pound effectively.
Vien lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vien breaks from Christ's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vien breaks from Christ's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Christ can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vien is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vien with good strikes from the mount here!
Vien raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Castiel Vien dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vien throws a right hand that Christ ducks under and follows up with a left that Christ also avoids with ease.

Vien shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Christ napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vien grinds an elbow into Christ's temple.

Vien stands up.
Vien stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vien shoots in looking for a takedown. Christ tries to sprawl out of it but Vien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Christ manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Christ lands a head kick. Vien smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vien goes for a double leg but Christ avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Christ continues to drive forward.
Vien is breathing heavily.
Vien drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jesus Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Castiel Vien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vien has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christ throws an elbow but it misses.
Vien tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christ smiles and moves away.
Vien misses with a double jab.
Christ throws a right and a left that Vien avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christ circles away.
Christ throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Christ lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jesus Christ is winning the standup battle so far.
Christ lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Christ.
A left and a right from Christ both land. Nice combination.

Vien is rocked!
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ misses with a double jab.
Christ scores with a spinning back kick!
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Vien circles away.
Christ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vien is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Christ throws a front kick that sends Vien stumbling back into the cage.
Christ lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Vien falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesus Christ!
Castiel Vien spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a very Good fight, and he was good too, better than me, but no for a long time.'.