PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyone Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reynolds
vs
Castro

191 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyone Castro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Castro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
Reynolds keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reynolds has his foot on Castro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castro works his way back into a safe position though.
Castro trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Castro slips nicely into half guard.
Castro is taking a breather. Reynolds says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep. Castro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reynolds defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Castro.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing Castro from standing up.
Castro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynolds is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing Castro from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro looking to pass the guard.
Castro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reynolds is proving hard to escape from.
Reynolds working a defensive guard but Castro passes into half guard.
Castro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castro not doing much here.
Castro wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castro throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reynolds to regain full guard.
Castro throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds pulls Castro in close to his closed guard and prevents Castro from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyone Castro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Castro throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castro fails to land the takedown.
Reynolds fails to land the takedown.

Castro clinches.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Reynolds jumps guard but Castro stands there with Reynolds around his waist. Reynolds gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castro defends it nicely.
Lyone Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Castro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reynolds pinned against the cage. Reynolds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castro shoots in and drives through. Reynolds sprawls well.
Reynolds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.

Reynolds throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castro was covering up waiting for the punch and Reynolds finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Reynolds is fighting to break Castro's control of his arms but Castro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Castro working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castro is looking for a triangle but Reynolds pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Castro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reynolds stacks Castro on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reynolds!
Castro dodges the ground and pound from Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vince Reynolds will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reynolds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castro as he avoids it easily.
Castro avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Castro misses

and Reynolds counters by clinching up.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Castro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Castro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reynolds after a bit of a struggle.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Castro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reynolds has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Castro uses from the top position.
Lyone Castro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Castro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reynolds displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castro.

Castro gets tackled into the cage by Reynolds. Reynolds maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Reynolds drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Castro.
Reynolds is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reynolds jumps guard but Castro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castro smiles and moves away.
Castro dives in for a single leg takedown but Reynolds sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Castro has him pressed against the cage.

Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reynolds is defended easily by Castro.

Castro moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds pulls guard effortlessly.
Castro is looking to stand up but Reynolds won't let him.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castro.
Castro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyone Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castro 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyone Castro!