PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odell Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Tostao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Castillo
vs
Tostao

155 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

176 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odell Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Tostao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo tries to clinch but Tostao moves away

and Tostao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tostao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castillo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tostao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tostao thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tostao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tostao tries to strike from the bottom.
Tostao trying to strike off his back.
Tostao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castillo wants to get up but he can't break Tostao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tostao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but Tostao blocks nicely.
Tostao lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tostao striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Tostao wants to improve his position but instead Castillo has moved into half guard.
Tostao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tostao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tostao punching from the bottom.
Castillo really is a fat lump.
Tostao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Tostao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tostao looks winded!
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tostao.
Castillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tostao stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Castillo throws up his legs and catches Tostao in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tostao tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Castillo! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Odell Castillo!