PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 573 p4p, 62 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 591 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castrello
vs
Quint

185 cm
35
148 lbs
32 - 16 - 3

170 cm
37
145 lbs
28 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Quint takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Quint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quint misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Castrello misses its target.
Castrello throws a poor cross that misses
and Quint counters with a thumping low kick.
Quint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castrello moves in looking to clinch but Quint pushes him off.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quint takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Quint misses.
Castrello thows a leg kick but Quint checks it
and Quint counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quint manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quint! But no joy.
Quint misses with a left hand

and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castrello.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quint tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint working aggressively here.
Quint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quint's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Quint working aggressively here.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Quint lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello works on Quint's body with a couple of short punches.
Quint working aggressively here.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint lands a shoulder strike.
Quint struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A short left from Quint.
Quint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quint pushes Castrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Quint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
Quint moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
Quint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Quint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Castrello coming out on top.
Castrello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quint if he has to take too many more of those.
Quint throws a hook but Castrello avoids it easily.
Quint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Castrello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Castrello.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quint manages to avoid it.
Castrello tries to clinch but Quint is having none of it.
Quint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castrello scores with a body shot.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Quint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Quint misses.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quint looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quint looks for the body kick but Castrello saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throwing a counter right hand but Quint manages to avoid it.
Castrello moves out of range of the leg kick from Quint.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.
Castrello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quint missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Quint throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Quint only half commits.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quint misses with a body shot.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Castrello finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Quint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Castrello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quint at a distance.
Castrello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Quint tries to land a body kick
and Castrello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Castrello lands.
Quint throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
It seemed like Quint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castrello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Quint lands a leg kick that knocks Castrello off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint misses with a left hand
letting Castrello counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Quint lands a nice shot to the body.
Quint missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello throws a looping overhand right but Quint ducks down to avoid it.
Castrello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quint's head.
Castrello slips under a jab from Quint.
A low kick from Castrello is predictable there
enabling Quint to counter with a crisp jab.
Castrello lands with a cross.
Castrello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quint. That did some damage!
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quint thinks about the counter body kick.
Castrello slips under a jab from Quint.
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 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quint on the side of the head.
A jab from Castrello finds it's way through Quint's defenses.
Quint with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quint was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Quint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castrello looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quint takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Castrello looks for the body kick but Quint saw that one coming.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Quint moved out of range.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Quint is trying to counter with his kicks.
Quint moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Castrello drops his hands momentarily and Quint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castrello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quint thinking.
Quint walks into a stiff left hand from Castrello.
Quint connects with a jab.
Castrello tests Quint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello stuns Quint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Quint finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Quint.

Castrello is rocked!
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 misses with a right hand
and Quint counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quint throws out a powerful jab.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Quint looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quint does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castrello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quint has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quint and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castrello misses with a body shot.
Castrello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quint on the side of the head.
Quint takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Castrello lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sam Quint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quint.
Quint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castrello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quint.
Quint comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint lands a right hook to the body.
Quint checks a low kick from Castrello.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
Castrello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Quint's body. Quint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Quint keeps it at a distance.
Quint replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Castrello blocks it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quint lands a nice looking body shot.
Castrello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quint in his tracks.
Quint swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Quint throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Quint scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quint throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Quint's leg. Quint is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quint counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Quint misses with a left hand
and Castrello counters with a nice body kick.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quint takes a step back to recover.
A nice combination there by Quint.
Castrello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Quint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castrello.
Castrello fails to land with a series of punches.
Quint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castrello is out of range and Quint settles back down.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quint throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castrello looks to land a combination. Quint sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quint circles away quickly and effectively.
Quint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quint just misses with a punch to the body.
Quint digs a good hook to Castrello's body.
Castrello scores with a punch to the head.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castrello, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
After winning the bout, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.