PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Castaneda (ranked 24967 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brown (ranked 5279 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Castaneda
vs
Brown

223 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castaneda checks a leg kick.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Castaneda's head back.
Castaneda throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a leg kick but Castaneda moved away.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castaneda throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castaneda is looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castaneda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castaneda moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda blocks the body kick.
Castaneda thinks about countering with a head kick.
Castaneda tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Castaneda moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Castaneda appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown misses with the combination.
Castaneda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brown manages to circle out of the way.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castaneda is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Castaneda looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castaneda throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castaneda checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castaneda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown tries to work over Castaneda's front leg with a kick but Castaneda checks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown wants to slow Castaneda down by chopping away at his legs.
Castaneda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castaneda tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Brown.
Castaneda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Castaneda.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Castaneda lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castaneda misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints a jab promting Castaneda to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Castaneda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown throws a leg kick but Castaneda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castaneda moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown with a jab.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Castaneda's leg but Castaneda calmly moves out of range.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that Castaneda avoids nicely.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Castaneda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Castaneda tries a head kick but it misses.
Castaneda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castaneda is looking for a counter combo.
Castaneda walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Castaneda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castaneda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Brown 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.

Castaneda checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castaneda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Castaneda misses the target.
A head kick misses from Brown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castaneda might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Castaneda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A little feinted left hand from Castaneda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castaneda's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Cameron Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Castaneda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castaneda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Castaneda throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
Castaneda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castaneda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown tries to bum rush Castaneda with a series of wild strikes but Castaneda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown tries to work over Castaneda's front leg with a kick but Castaneda checks it.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Castaneda counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Castaneda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castaneda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Castaneda counters with a two punch combo.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castaneda is out of range and Brown settles back down.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Castaneda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Castaneda moves out of range easily.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Castaneda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Castaneda counters with a head kick.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Castaneda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown jabs Castaneda right on the nose. Castaneda blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Castaneda is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown tries to bum rush Castaneda with a series of wild strikes but Castaneda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castaneda checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Castaneda tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castaneda avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Castaneda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Castaneda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castaneda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Brown tried to score with a low kick but Castaneda checks it.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Castaneda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Brown misses

and Castaneda moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Castaneda is rocked!
Castaneda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castaneda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Castaneda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a series of punches but Castaneda avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Castaneda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Castaneda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Castaneda.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castaneda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Castaneda backs away looking to recover.
Castaneda doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Castaneda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Brown scores with a jab.

Castaneda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Castaneda is now in Brown's guard.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Castaneda stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castaneda is controlling him.
Castaneda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Castaneda works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castaneda landing some decent shots from guard.
Castaneda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Castaneda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castaneda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castaneda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Castaneda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castaneda with a flurry of punches that miss.

Castaneda decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brown, up you get!
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castaneda.
Castaneda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Castaneda as he checks the leg kick.
Castaneda shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castaneda circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Castaneda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castaneda wants to clinch.
Castaneda seems to have got his legs back now.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Castaneda throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown throws a series of punches but Castaneda avoids them all with ease.
Castaneda tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Castaneda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castaneda throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Castaneda.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Castaneda sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Castaneda saw it coming and moves away.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castaneda is able to avoid easily.
Brown misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Castaneda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Castaneda should have avoided that one.

Castaneda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castaneda is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Castaneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castaneda is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Castaneda wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cameron Castaneda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castaneda backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Brown!