PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castro
vs
Bear

163 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Bear!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Bear closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bear controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Bear has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Castro is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear drops an elbow to the side of Castro's head.
Castro punching from the bottom.
Castro could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Castro wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bear looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bear stands up over Castro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

It looks like Rashad Castro has been cut.
Castro throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bear wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Bear works over Castro with some ground and pound from guard.
Bear trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Castro is rocked!

Rashad Castro's cut is getting worse.
Bear loads up on a big left hand. Castro felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bear looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Castro can't hide his disappointment, as Bear celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bear!