PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Seizure of Power by Marilyn Manson. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castle
vs
Schilling

185 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

186 cm
26
197 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schilling.
Castle moves out of range as Schilling strikes.
Castle throws a body shot but no joy.
Schilling moves out of range of the leg kick from Castle.
Castle misses with a left hand
and Schilling counters with a good, hard body kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Schilling.
Slade Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle lands a nice looking body shot.
Castle tries to land a leg kick but Schilling saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Schilling misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Castle misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Castle.
Schilling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schilling tries a head kick but it misses.
Schilling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling throws the kick towards the body but Castle avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Castle misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Schilling pushes him off.

Castle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schilling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle is struggling to control the position.
Schilling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Schilling has double underhooks.
Schilling misses with a body punch.
Schilling stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.

Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schilling's calf.
Castle connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schilling scores with a shot to the side of Castle's head.
Schilling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schilling throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Castle is pushing Schilling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schilling throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle blocking some punches.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schilling scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Slade Castle has been cut.
Schilling misses with a punch on the inside.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
Schilling misses with an elbow over the top.
Schilling misses with a body punch.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
Schilling misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schilling throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Schilling throws a hook but Castle blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Schilling. That snapped Castle's head back.
Castle missing with a left hand there. Schilling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schilling's corner calls for a 1-2. Schilling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schilling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schilling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Castle backing away here, and Schilling unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schilling circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Slade Castle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slade Castle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schilling scores with a leg kick.
Schilling throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Slade Castle is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Castle misses its intended target.
Castle connects with a solid leg kick.
Schilling throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle lands a head shot.
Castle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schilling's hands.
Schilling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schilling keeps the fight on the outside.
Castle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Castle closes the distance and clinches.
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!

Schilling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castle takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle throws a body punch but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schilling cracks Castle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castle misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castle.
Castle works the jab nicely.
Castle tests Schilling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schilling walks into a straight right hand from Castle.
Schilling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Castle clinches.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castle manages to break the clinch.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Schilling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schilling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilling moves away.
A nice side step and Schilling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schilling.
Schilling flicks out a counter leg kick but Castle steps away.
Castle lands a slapping body shot.
Castle throws a body shot but no joy.
Castle connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Schilling misses.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Schilling circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schilling.
Schilling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
Schilling flicks out a counter leg kick but Castle steps away.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Castle misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Schilling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schilling takes one to the chin there.

Castle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joe Schilling seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schilling tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Schilling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schilling working aggressively here.

Castle breaks from the clinch.
Schilling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Castle tries to bum rush Schilling with a series of wild strikes but Schilling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilling is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Schilling needs to keep his hands up - Castle had a free shot at his head there.
Castle defending well as Schilling loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Castle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schilling works Castle's body with a nice hook.
Schilling walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilling. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castle.
Castle lands a jab to the nose.
Schilling misses with a head kick.
Castle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Schilling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castle is out of range and Schilling settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Castle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slade Castle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Castle finds it's way through Schilling's defenses.
Schilling tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
A left lands for Castle.

Schilling tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schilling wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is pushing Schilling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Schilling is controlling him.
Schilling tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schilling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Castle breaks the clinch.
Castle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schilling.
Castle cracks Schilling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schilling blocks a jab.
Castle blocks a jab.

Castle drives through and clinches with Schilling against the cage.
Schilling tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Schilling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schilling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slade Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Castle.
Castle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Schilling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Schilling throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schilling throws a head punch that misses.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.

Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Schilling tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castle is able to avoid easily.
Castle connects with a nice looking jab.
Schilling pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Castle clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Joe Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schilling working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slade 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Castle!
A victorious Slade Castle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.