PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redof Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Large sizable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Castro
vs
sizable

194 cm
19
245 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

225 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

ENDLESS 152

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Redof Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Large sizable !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sizable avoids the head kick by Castro.
sizable throws a hook to the side of Castro's head but Castro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
sizable shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castro but Castro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castro shoots in but sizable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
sizable is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castro lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro lands a glancing blow to the side of sizable 's head.

Castro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in sizable 's guard.
Castro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as sizable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Castro distracts sizable with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sizable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
sizable wants to get back to his feet but Castro passes into half guard.
sizable trying to control from the bottom.
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.
sizable tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Castro seems to be working for a kimura but sizable defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sizable tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
Castro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sizable defending well though.
sizable taking some punishment here, with Castro in his half guard.
sizable avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sizable defending well though.
Castro thows a huge punch but sizable dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro throwing shots but sizable is blocking nicely.

Castro seems to be working for a kimura but sizable defends the submission attempt.
Castro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redof Castro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Castro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Redof Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro swings for the body but sizable moves out of range.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - sizable circles away.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sizable connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
sizable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Castro.
sizable goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castro prevents it.
sizable managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
sizable avoids a wild elbow strike from Castro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sizable managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Castro lands a knee to the body.
sizable is breathing heavily.
Castro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sizable blocks it with crossed arms.
Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as sizable walks away with a smile on his face. Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Castro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
sizable parries the strikes from Castro easily there. Castro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable sizable to escape.
sizable is trying to control Castro's posture but Castro avoids it.
Castro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
sizable is trying to get back to half guard.

Castro is trying to get an arm triangle but sizable is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Castro lands a nice forearm strike.
Castro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castro is trying to ground and pound but sizable uses the momentary lack of control by Castro to regain half guard.
sizable blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castro.
Castro working over sizable with some ground and pound. sizable looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redof Castro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Castro digs a good body shot into sizable 's ribs.
sizable sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.

Castro clinches with his opponent.
Castro is pressed up against the cage. sizable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castro down to the mat. Castro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castro looks to land a combination but sizable avoids it well.
sizable blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
sizable takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castro connects with a high kick.
Castro looks for a takedown but sizable sprawls well.
Castro clinches but sizable breaks the clinch
and sizable counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castro thinking.
Castro misses with a head kick.
sizable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sizable pinned against the cage. sizable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redof Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sizable blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro is looking to wear down sizable with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Castro forces sizable back against the cage and clinches.
sizable is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Castro crunches a lovely knee into sizable 's ribcage.

Castro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, sizable regains guard.
Castro postures up and lands a big shot to sizable 's brow.
Castro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
Castro is looking to work some ground and pound but sizable has wrist control.
Castro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sizable has momentary wrist control but Castro slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castro drops back looking for a leg! sizable is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sizable manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into sizable 's guard.
Redof Castro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Redof Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castro with a nice head shot there.
Castro trying to control but sizable is working from the bottom.
sizable trying to control the position.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but sizable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Redof Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Redof Castro!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Redof Castro!

Redof Castro wins by unanimous decision!