PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillen Aspen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Castle
vs
Aspen

175 cm
26
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Alcatraz Apparel

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dillen Aspen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castle rushes Aspen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspen.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.
Aspen throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Aspen is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aspen has his back to the cage.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle lands with a right to the head.
Aspen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspen's coach down at Combat Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aspen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Castle lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Castle.
Castle lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspen tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aspen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aspen.
Aspen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspen tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Aspen.
Aspen can't break the clinch.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castle as Aspen tries to tie him up.
Come on Castle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aspen's face.
Castle slowing the pace effectively.
Castle keeps control of Aspen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aspen blocking some punches.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Aspen blocks it.
A short left from Castle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
A short right from Castle.
Aspen is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aspen has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Aspen working aggressively here.
Aspen dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Castle taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle looking to throw knees to the head but Aspen is blocking nicely.
Aspen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Aspen's ribcage. Aspen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aspen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle slows down the pace here.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aspen's brow.
Castle misses with some punches.
Castle blocking some punches.
Aspen is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Aspen takes a shot to the head.
Aspen blocks an uppercut.
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!
Castle landing knees to the body.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Aspen wants to break free but Castle has control.
Castle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castle working aggressively here.
Castle stalling.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspen's efforts to push away.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aspen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Castle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Castle has managed to clinch.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aspens head.
Castle misses with some punches.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Castle.

It looks like Dillen Aspen has been cut.
Castle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aspen tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Aspen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Aspen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castle just leaning against Aspen, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle prevents Aspen from breaking the clinch.
Castle misses with a punch to the body.
Aspen tries to break free but Castle pushes him back against the cage.
Aspen wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aspen can do to turn this around?
Castle is struggling to control the position.
Castle stalling the fight.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Aspen avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Aspen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aspen is trying to break free.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Aspen blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Aspen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aspen misses with a body punch.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspen tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Aspen misses with the head strike.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspen wants to stall.
Aspen prevents a body shot from Castle.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Castle stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspen.
Castle pushes off an throws an elbow but Aspen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle lands a body punch.
Castle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aspen is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Aspen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castle is keeping busy.
Castle avoiding damage.
Castle stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Castle misses with some punches.
Aspen trying to control the position but instead, Castle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aspen into the cage.
Aspen wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle pushes off an throws an elbow but Aspen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspen dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Nice body punch from Castle - that landed with a thud.
Aspen tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Castle has Aspen pressed against the cage.
Aspen tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dick Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aspen slows down the pace here.
Aspen is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Castle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dillen Aspen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aspen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aspen throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspen checks a leg kick.
Castle misses with a straight left.
Castle misses with a lunging right hand
and Aspen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillen Aspen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aspen swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Aspen throws a counter combo.
Castle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aspen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castle tries to clinch there but Aspen circles away.
As Castle backs off Aspen throws a huge counter combo but Castle manages to avoid it all.
Aspen keeps the fight on the outside.
Aspen lands with a hook. Castle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castle lands an elbow just above Aspen 's eye.
Aspen blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Aspen swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Castle.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.
Castle has Aspen pressed against the cage.
Castle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Aspen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspen effectively controlling the action here.
Aspen is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aspen has his back to the cage.
Dillen Aspen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Aspen is trying to break free.
Castle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aspen is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aspen has his back to the cage.
Aspen misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle prevents Aspen from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspen takes a shot to the head.
Aspen being controlled against the cage.
Aspen is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspen working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Castle to work.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspen tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aspen misses with the head strike.
Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aspen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Aspen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Aspen can't break the clinch.
Aspen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dick Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Castle!
A very excited looking Dick Castle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.