PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tights's choice of entrance music: Mama Gon Knock You Out!. Rich Castellano had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castellano
vs
Tights

182 cm
26
188 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellano tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been hearing reports that Castellano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Castellano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Pimbo Tights has been cut.
Tights takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights throws a big shot that misses.
Castellano shoots in and drives through. Tights sprawls well.
Tights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellano shoots in but no luck this time.
Castellano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tights throws a body punch but Castellano moves out of range.
Castellano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tights defends well and Castellano ends up having to push Tights into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tights working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castellano.
Castellano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tights prevents it.
Tights lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tights swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellano uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tights tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tights misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tights prevents it.
Tights fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tights trying to land knees to the body.
Castellano blocks an elbow strike.
Castellano is working for takedown but Tights is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tights misses with some punches.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Tights looking to throw knees to the head but Castellano is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castellano.
Tights working Castellano over with knees to the body.
Tights tries to land a knee to the head but Castellano blocks with his arms.
Tights using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tights stops a takedown attempt from Castellano.
Castellano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Castellano has hold of one of Tights's legs. Tights is fighting the takedown attempt but Castellano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tights wants to stand up but Castellano is controlling him.
Castellano is standing up over Tights. Tights looks to escape but Castellano dives into side control.
Castellano has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Castellano working the ground and pound effectively.
Castellano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights is trying to stand up.
Castellano landing strikes from the mount and Tights is in trouble!
Castellano lands a couple of good shots and Tights has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Castellano lands strikes to the head.
Tights has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Castellano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tights preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Castellano.
Castellano missing with punches from the back.
Castellano scores with punches to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tights's head.
Castellano somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Castellano missing with punches from the back.
Castellano loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tights hold on?
Castellano is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tights up.
Castellano throwing sloppy strikes.
Castellano is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Castellano gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Castellano gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Castellano apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tights circles away quickly and effectively.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tights.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Castellano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pimbo Tights's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Castellano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castellano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tights counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tights takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tights avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castellano swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
Tights drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Tights gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellano throws a big right hand that misses.
Castellano trying to control but Tights is working from the bottom.
Tights wants to stand up but Castellano is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano wants to control from the top but Tights keeps moving.
Tights is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castellano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castellano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tights works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castellano distracts Tights with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castellano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castellano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tights's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellano wants to pass the guard but Tights is keeping the position.
Castellano throws a strike but Tights rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!

Tights gets to his feet. Castellano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castellano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tights's hands.
Tights tries to clinch up but Castellano circles away and keeps his distance.
Pimbo Tights is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castellano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castellano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tights swivels and escapes.
Castellano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Castellano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castellano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Castellano dives in and scores a takedown into Tights's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castellano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castellano won't allow Tights to get back to his feet.

Tights pushes Castellano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Castellano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tights can do to turn this around?
Castellano looks to land a combination but Tights avoids it well.
Castellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tights pinned against the cage. Tights gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castellano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tights lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Rich Castellano has been cut.
Nice body punch from Tights.
Tights wants to clinch up but Castellano keeps it at a distance.
Castellano looks for a takedown but Tights sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tights wants to clinch up but Castellano keeps it at a distance.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Tights as Castellano shoots in.
Castellano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellano moves away.
Castellano throws a jab when Tights was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castellano looks to score with a jab to the body but Tights is just out of range.
Tights leaves Castellano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castellano connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Castellano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Castellano swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
Castellano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castellano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castellano walks into a jab.
Castellano throws a big shot that misses.
Castellano misses with a double jab.
Rich Castellano is winning the standup battle so far.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castellano falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tights to counter with a crisp jab.
Tights has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tights sprawls well. Tights wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castellano gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Castellano with that takedown attempt.

Tights has Castellano up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tights using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tights.
Tights lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tights obliges.
Tights lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellano is trying to drag Tights to the mat but Tights just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pimbo Tights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Tights.
Tights landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tights comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Castellano blocking some punches.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Castellano blocking some punches.
Castellano goes for a takedown attempt but Tights pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tights moves in looking to clinch but Castellano pushes him off.
Castellano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights dodges the punch combination from Castellano.
A jab from Tights finds it's way through Castellano's defenses.
Castellano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tights wants to clinch
and Castellano counters with a nice uppercut.

Tights has Castellano up against the cage in a clinch.
Pimbo Tights seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Tights fails to land.
Castellano goes for a takedown attempt but Tights pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Tights finds it's way through Castellano's defenses.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich Castellano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tights feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Castellano sprawling to the canvas! Castellano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tights finish him?!

Castellano is rocked!

Rich Castellano's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Castellano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tights moves into range and clinches up with Castellano.
Tights tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tights jerks Castellano's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Castellano drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tights goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tights because Castellano was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Pimbo Tights!
Pimbo Tights decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.