PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 316 p4p, 44 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 132 p4p, 17 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Castillo
vs
Thompson

200 cm
35
275 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

193 cm
28
270 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castillo misses with a looping right.
Castillo misses the jab.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castillo.
A nice side step and Thompson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.

Castillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Castillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castillo lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Castillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson blocking some punches.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
We've been informed that Thompson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Castillo avoids it with no problem.
Castillo misses with a body shot.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Castillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo throws a quick counter head kick but Thompson was just out of range.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castillo with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Castillo moves away and avoids it.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Castillo ducks down to avoid it.
Castillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Castillo misses the target.
Castillo lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Castillo scores with a jab.
Castillo misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castillo throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
Castillo misses with a wild body shot.
Castillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Castillo throwing a counter right hand but Thompson manages to avoid it.

Thompson sends Castillo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thompson is motioning to the referee to let Castillo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Castillo is rocked!
Castillo swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Thompson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Castillo is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patrick Thompson!
In defeat, Ricardo Castillo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still got fights left in me, I'll be back'.