PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 418 p4p, 47 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 341 p4p, 41 weight class). Khakhold comes to the cage accompanied by Penis song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pablo Khakhold
vs
Castrello

168 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
35
148 lbs
32 - 15 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khakhold moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Khakhold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khakhold under the eye.
Castrello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khakhold can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Khakhold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khakhold. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Khakhold counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello connects with a jab.
Khakhold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Khakhold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khakhold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khakhold somewhat.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khakhold throws a shot to the body.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Khakhold moved out of range nicely.
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!

Khakhold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khakhold throwing strikes but missing.
Khakhold lands a couple of digs.
Khakhold is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khakhold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello looking to control.
Khakhold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Khakhold is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castrello keeping full guard, as Khakhold tries to pass.
Khakhold throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khakhold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castrello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khakhold working some strikes from top position.
Khakhold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello looking for a sweep. Not yet Castrello, not yet.
Khakhold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khakhold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castrello is keeping the position for now.
Khakhold is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khakhold throws a big right hand that misses.
Khakhold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khakhold wants to pass the guard but Castrello is keeping the position.
Khakhold with a nice head shot there.
Khakhold throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Castrello is trying to keep Khakhold in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixie Pablo Khakhold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khakhold shoots for a double leg takedown but Castrello sprawls well. He's pushed Khakhold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Castrello moves into the clinch successfully.
Khakhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Khakhold avoids the damage to the body.
Khakhold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khakhold.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Khakhold can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Khakhold.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khakhold lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Khakhold lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Khakhold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Khakhold.
Khakhold lands with a right to the head.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Khakhold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Khakhold tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Khakhold back against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khakhold is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Khakhold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Khakhold is blocking nicely.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dixie Pablo Khakhold has been cut.
Khakhold jumps guard but Castrello stands there with Khakhold around his waist. Khakhold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khakhold avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khakhold.
Khakhold pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khakhold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Khakhold won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Khakhold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello tries to work over Khakhold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Khakhold blocking some punches.
Khakhold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castrello misses with the head strike.

Khakhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello slips a straight right by Khakhold.
Castrello throws the left hand but Khakhold avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
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!
Castrello looks for the body kick but Khakhold saw that one coming.
Khakhold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Khakhold shoots and misses
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khakhold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Castrello throws a lazy head kick
and Khakhold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khakhold if he has to take too many more of those.
Khakhold throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Khakhold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khakhold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khakhold misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dixie Pablo Khakhold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Khakhold dives in for a single leg takedown but Castrello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Castrello moves forwards but Khakhold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Khakhold avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Castrello blocks the leg kick.
Khakhold moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castrello clinches up against the cage.
Khakhold avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold is working Castrello over against the cage.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khakhold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khakhold is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Khakhold lands with a short shot to the head.
Khakhold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Khakhold dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khakhold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Khakhold can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Khakhold.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello looking to stall.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khakhold lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Khakhold wants a takedown.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Khakhold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Castrello. That snapped Khakhold's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khakhold throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khakhold moves away from the strike by Castrello.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello lands an overhand right.
Khakhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khakhold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khakhold throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Khakhold tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khakhold.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dixie Pablo Khakhold.
I think Khakhold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
A very excited looking Dixie Pablo Khakhold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.