PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Mcgregor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castro
vs
Mcgregor

187 cm
22
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammed Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor tries for a takedown but Castro circles away easily
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Mcgregor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mcgregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgregor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Castro clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Castro tries to keep at a distance but Mcgregor has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro presses Mcgregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcgregor is trying to push Castro away but Castro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Castro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Castro is working an open guard so Mcgregor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Castro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcgregor quickly recovers to half guard.

Mcgregor has one foot on Castro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mcgregor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castro throws a head kick but Mcgregor moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Castro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcgregor to the mat! Mcgregor manages to get full guard.
Castro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro distracts Mcgregor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro stays in close to Mcgregor's body and controls the position.
Castro pushes down on Mcgregor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Castro works his way into full mount!
Mcgregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mcgregor is trying to stand.
Mcgregor is bucking up trying to escape but Castro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro controlling from the full mount.
Mcgregor tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Castro lands a heavy elbow.
Castro landing strikes from the mount and Mcgregor is in trouble!
Mcgregor is trying to stand up.
Mcgregor looks winded!
Castro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcgregor?
Castro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mcgregor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Castro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mcgregor wants to get back to his feet.
Castro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammed Castro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mcgregor misses with a double jab
and Mcgregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown.
Mcgregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Castro closes the distance and pushes Mcgregor back into the cage.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Mcgregor shoots in and drives through. Castro sprawls well.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Castro misses its target.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgregor moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Castro.
Mcgregor bucks up and tries to throw Castro off but instead Castro has got his back!
Castro loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Mcgregor hold on?
Castro loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Mcgregor hold on?
Castro punches Mcgregor on the ear.

Castro is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mcgregor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro controls the position.
Castro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Castro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Castro controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is trying to remain composed but Castro is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Castro is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mcgregor with him. Mcgregor is trying to defend but Castro has an arm under the chin now! Mcgregor grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muhammed Castro!