PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amado Castaneda (ranked 24752 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pinkshirt (ranked 4746 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkshirt has chosen Born In The U.S.A. as his entrance music. Amado Castaneda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Castaneda
vs
Pinkshirt

164 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
21
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amado Castaneda!
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, Brad Pinkshirt!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkshirt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castaneda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinkshirt shoots in but Castaneda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pinkshirt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castaneda tries to avoid it but Pinkshirt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castaneda to the ground. Castaneda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amado Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pinkshirt.
Pinkshirt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch there but Castaneda circles away.
Pinkshirt shoots in for a takedown but Castaneda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castaneda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pinkshirt manages to circle out of the way.

Castaneda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinkshirt, pushing him back against the cage.
Castaneda is looking for a takedown.
Pinkshirt letting Castaneda take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda tries to pull guard but Pinkshirt holds him up against the cage and eventually Castaneda drops back down to his feet.

Castaneda pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkshirt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkshirt wants to pass the guard but Castaneda is keeping the position.
Castaneda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pinkshirt wants to control from the top but Castaneda keeps moving.
Pinkshirt stays in close to Castaneda's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two 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.
Sloppy strikes from Pinkshirt. Those never looked like landing.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch but Castaneda is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinkshirt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch but Castaneda moves out of range.

Castaneda closes the distance and pushes Pinkshirt back into the cage.

Castaneda has Pinkshirt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Castaneda pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pinkshirt tumbling to the mat - Castaneda dives into Pinkshirt's guard.
Castaneda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Castaneda decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pinkshirt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castaneda as he avoids it easily.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pinkshirt has taken the fight to the clinch.

Castaneda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castaneda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Castaneda manages to break the clinch.
Pinkshirt fails to land the takedown.
Castaneda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pinkshirt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castaneda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brad Pinkshirt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Castaneda moves into the clinch successfully.
Castaneda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkshirt wants to get back to striking at distance but Castaneda won't allow it.
Castaneda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pinkshirt after a bit of a struggle.
Castaneda is struggling to control the position.
Castaneda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pinkshirt is defending well.
Pinkshirt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Castaneda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pinkshirt gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Castaneda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pinkshirt closes the distance and clinches.
Castaneda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pinkshirt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castaneda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amado Castaneda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pinkshirt shoots in but no luck this time.
Castaneda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castaneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinkshirt can do to turn this around?

Pinkshirt instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castaneda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Castaneda pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castaneda is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkshirt wants to pass the guard but Castaneda is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkshirt trying to move into half guard but instead Castaneda has managed to sweep!

Castaneda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinkshirt is proving hard to escape from.

Castaneda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pinkshirt tries to clinch there but Castaneda circles away.
Pinkshirt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinkshirt misses with a few strikes there.
Pinkshirt is looking to clinch but Castaneda is avoiding it.
Castaneda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pinkshirt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castaneda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinkshirt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castaneda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castaneda ducks under a wild hook from Pinkshirt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkshirt tries to close the distance and clinch but Castaneda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amado Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinkshirt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castaneda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinkshirt is looking to clinch but Castaneda is avoiding it.

Pinkshirt pushes Castaneda up against the cage in a clinch.

Castaneda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Castaneda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pinkshirt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pinkshirt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Castaneda, up you get!

Castaneda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pinkshirt!
Pinkshirt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castaneda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Castaneda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pinkshirt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Castaneda but great work by Pinkshirt.
Castaneda is trying to control Pinkshirt's posture but Pinkshirt avoids it.
Castaneda stops Pinkshirt from passing to mount.
Amado Castaneda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkshirt tries to get to his feet but Castaneda is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Pinkshirt in his guard.
Pinkshirt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castaneda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pinkshirt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castaneda is keeping the position for now.
Pinkshirt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Pinkshirt from controlling successfully.
Pinkshirt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castaneda's guard.
Pinkshirt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Castaneda manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castaneda connects with a couple of short punches.

Castaneda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Amado Castaneda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pinkshirt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Castaneda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pinkshirt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Castaneda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pinkshirt's efforts to push away.
Castaneda jumps guard but Pinkshirt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castaneda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pinkshirt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castaneda has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pinkshirt to keep the fight standing.
Castaneda jumps guard but Pinkshirt stands there with Castaneda around his waist. Castaneda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amado Castaneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castaneda is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinkshirt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Castaneda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pinkshirt to the mat. Pinkshirt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Pinkshirt wriggles free and stands up.
Castaneda fails with the takedown.
Castaneda leaves Pinkshirt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castaneda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pinkshirt.

Pinkshirt closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castaneda as Pinkshirt tries to tie him up.
Castaneda looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castaneda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkshirt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castaneda avoids it really well and circles away.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castaneda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkshirt is looking to clinch but Castaneda is avoiding it.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch there but Castaneda circles 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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinkshirt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch but Castaneda is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Pinkshirt tries to get set, Castaneda tries to push him back and clinch up but Pinkshirt manages to avoid the attempt.

Castaneda closes the distance and clinches.

Castaneda successfully pulls guard.
Pinkshirt stands and throws Castaneda's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Pinkshirt decides to stand back up. Pinkshirt steps back and let's Castaneda get back to his feet.
Pinkshirt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castaneda.
Pinkshirt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castaneda moves in looking to clinch but Pinkshirt pushes him off.
Pinkshirt tries to clinch up but Castaneda circles away and keeps his distance.
Brad Pinkshirt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinkshirt feints a jab promting Castaneda to slip. Pinkshirt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Castaneda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Pinkshirt takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinkshirt is keeping busy.
Castaneda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pinkshirt is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinkshirt tries to break the clinch but Castaneda is controlling the position.
Castaneda is looking for a takedown.
Pinkshirt can't break the clinch.
Pinkshirt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Castaneda drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castaneda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinkshirt is one step ahead there.
Amado Castaneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castaneda is pulling down on Pinkshirt's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brad Pinkshirt.
I think Castaneda 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Amado Castaneda!
Brad Pinkshirt was interviewed post fight and said 'If I really wanted to win I could have OK so shut the fuck up.'.