PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mau Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Diego
vs
Castro

185 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mau Castro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diego looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Castro!
Castro looks gassed!
Diego breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diego landing punches.
Diego controlling the position easily from mount.
Diego with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego controlling from the full mount.
Diego scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Castro wants to control but Diego is having none of it.
Diego tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
Diego with the ground and pound from mount.
Diego controlling from mount.

Diego is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castro dodges an elbow strike from Diego.

Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.

Diego shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diego was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diego scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diego landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diego controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
Castro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diego in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diego with shots to the head and body - Castro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diego scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castro?
Diego working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diego looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diego in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diego lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diego 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.
Castro tries to improve his position but instead Diego has taken his back!
Diego gets his hands free as Castro looks to control.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diego is working the ground and pound. Can Castro escape?
Castro holding both Diego 's hands and preventing any damage.
Castro tries to escape but Diego has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Diego dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diego scores a takedown into full mount!
Castro tries to hold on but Diego pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diego lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Diego controlling the pace for now.

Castro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diego.
Diego is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diego lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Diego can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
Castro tries to hold on but Diego postures up.
Diego trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diego is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castro is looking to improve his position but Diego isn't that keen on the idea.

Diego jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Castro manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Diego feints and as Castro raises his hands in defense, Diego changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diego won't allow Castro to get back to his feet.
Diego with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diego stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diego stands and throws Castro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Castro is trying to control Diego's posture but Diego avoids it.
Castro tries to improve position but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Diego darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Castro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diego has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diego trying to pass the guard but Castro defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Diego dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Diego fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Castro sprawls well initially but Diego persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Castro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diego thows a huge punch but Castro dodges it nicely.

Diego is trying to work for a kimura but Castro is defending well.

Diego decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Diego closes the distance and clinches.

Diego gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Castro regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Castro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Diego stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.

Castro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diego showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diego trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Castro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diego postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castro looking for a sweep. Not yet Castro, not yet.
Castro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diego looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but Diego persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
Castro fails with the takedown

and Diego counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Diego is proving a slippery customer.
Castro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diego is one step ahead there.
Diego controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diego seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Castro for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diego trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mau Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Diego looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Diego drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Don Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diego has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Diego!