PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reodfsenior Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Liouz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Castro
vs
Liouz

180 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reodfsenior Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cung Liouz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liouz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liouz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liouz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castro.
Liouz dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Liouz.

Castro gets a clinch.
Liouz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liouz has Castro pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Castro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liouz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cung Liouz has been cut.
Castro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liouz blocks it with crossed arms.
Castro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liouz blocks it with crossed arms.
Liouz letting Castro take a breather here.
Castro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liouz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castro prevents it.
Castro scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castro.
Liouz looks gassed!
Castro trying to land knees to the body.
Castro crunches a lovely knee into Liouz's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Castro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Liouz regains guard immediately.
Liouz has momentary wrist control but Castro slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands a couple of elbows.
Castro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Liouz is retaining full guard.
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Liouz.
Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro throwing strikes but missing.
Castro postures up and lands a big shot to Liouz's brow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castro avoids the head kick by Liouz.

Castro rushes Liouz and presses him up against the ropes.
Castro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liouz's defenses.
Castro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castro lands an elbow just above Liouz 's eye.
Liouz looking for a takedown.
Reodfsenior Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cung Liouz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castro.
Castro landing knees to the head.
Castro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liouz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liouz goes for a takedown attempt but Castro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liouz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Castro clinches up with Liouz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Liouz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Castro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Castro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castro trying to control the position but instead, Liouz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castro into the ropes.
Castro with a knee to the head.
Liouz tries for a takedown but Castro manages to get underhooks.
Castro scores with a knee to the head.
Liouz tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the ropes and eventually Liouz drops back down to his feet.
Castro landing knees to the body.
Liouz fails to pull guard.
Castro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liouz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Liouz breaks the clinch.

Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castro.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liouz's sensitive parts.
Liouz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Castro has closed the distance and engaged Liouz in a clinch.
Liouz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Castro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liouz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liouz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Liouz has clasped his hands together around Castro's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Castro 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.
Liouz is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Liouz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castro, who protects the arm well.
Liouz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Castro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Liouz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castro with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Liouz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liouz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castro manages to get himself to full guard.
Castro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Liouz scoring with some ground and pound.
Liouz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Liouz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Castro is proving hard to escape from.
Castro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Liouz is posturing up here but Castro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Liouz tries to roll out but it's too tight and Liouz has to tap! Slick submission there by Castro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reodfsenior Castro!