PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 5882 p4p, 470 weight class) and Andre Alzamora (ranked 1964 p4p, 224 weight class). Castellana comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Boom. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Castellana
vs
Alzamora

168 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Alzamora!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzamora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a hook

and Alzamora counters by moving into the clinch.
Alzamora prevents a body shot from Castellana.
Castellana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzamora's elbow.
Castellana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castellana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alzamora backwards.
Castellana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzamora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alzamora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzamora can't find room to land a body shot as Castellana controls the action.
Alzamora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alzamora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castellana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alzamora working aggressively here.
Alzamora struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alzamora.
Alzamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellana's elbow.
Castellana misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Castellana scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellana lands with a short shot to the head.
Alzamora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alzamora lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castellana or not.
Castellana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alzamora digs a right hand underneath Castellana's ribcage. Castellana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alzamora struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
Castellana throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzamora.
Alzamora lands a body shot.
Alzamora blocks a body shot from Castellana.
Still in the clinch, Alzamora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alzamora can't find room to land a body shot as Castellana controls the action.
Castellana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alzamora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Alzamora breaks from the clinch.
Castellana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Alzamora looks to throw a body kick
and Castellana counters with a left and a right that stings Alzamora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana moves out of range as Alzamora strikes.
Castellana lands with a straight right. Alzamora didn't see that one coming.
Castellana misses the shot to the body.
Alzamora doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alzamora 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzamora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzamora moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alzamora takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castellana lands with an overhand left.
Castellana tests Alzamora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castellana misses with a head kick.
Castellana moves out of range of the leg kick from Alzamora.
Castellana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castellana throws a leg kick
letting Alzamora counter with a right hand.
Alzamora lands a slapping body shot.
Castellana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellana lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alzamora is out of range and Castellana settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Alzamora.
Castellana throws a body kick that misses
and Alzamora counters with a nice body shot.
Alzamora throws a series of punches but Castellana moves out of range.
Alzamora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Castellana misses
and Alzamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alzamora is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellana misses the target.
Alzamora ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Castellana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castellana connects with a single shot there.
Castellana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzamora can pounce on him.
Castellana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana throws a lazy uppercut
and Alzamora counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castellana throws a head kick that misses
and Alzamora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castellana throws a head kick that misses.
Castellana backing away here, and Alzamora unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alzamora throws a shot from downtown. Castellana moves away and avoids it.
Castellana stuns Alzamora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alzamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzamora walks into a straight right hand from Castellana.

Alzamora clinches.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana tries a body shot but Alzamora blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Alzamora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alzamora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castellana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castellana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alzamora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andre Alzamora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gianni Castellana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alzamora has Castellana up against the cage in a clinch.

Alzamora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alzamora in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alzamora misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
Castellana throws a right hand that misses
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castellana throws an off balance right hand
and Alzamora counters with a right hand to the body.
Alzamora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castellana with a jab.
Alzamora lands with an uppercut that bounces Castellana off the cage and back into range.
Alzamora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzamora jabs Castellana right on the nose. Castellana blinks but takes it well.
Castellana misses with an uppercut
and Alzamora counters with a huge left! Castellana is in big trouble! He's backing up but Alzamora isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Castellana from any more damage. A dominating finish by Alzamora!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Alzamora!
Andre Alzamora made sure to mention his sponsor, Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth) in his post fight interview.