PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Castravet (ranked 3853 p4p, 2818 weight class) and John Amery (ranked 104 p4p, 103 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castravet
vs
Amery

190 cm
22
230
4 - 6 - 0

195 cm
34
275
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Castravet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Amery!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amery plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castravet staying out of range there.
Castravet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amery moves away.
Castravet misses with a wild body shot.
Castravet just misses with a punch to the body.
Amery throws a lazy right hand but Castravet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castravet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Amery gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Amery wants the takedown. Castravet is fighting it off but Amery persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Castravet's guard against the cage.

Castravet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amery defends well.
Amery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amery passes into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Amery working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Amery trying to control the action but Castravet is working from the bottom.

Amery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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!

Castravet actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amery seems to be working for a kimura but Castravet defends the submission attempt.

Amery seems to be looking for submissions.
Castravet won't allow Amery to pass to mount.

Amery seems to be looking for submissions.

Amery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Castravet actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amery winds up and cracks Castravet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amery is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castravet has managed to free his arm - good work.

Amery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Castravet looking for submissions off his back.

Castravet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amery scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Amery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Castravet manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castravet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Amery passes into half guard.

Amery is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castravet has managed to free his arm - good work.
Castravet is looking to control Amery's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castravet avoid being mounted?

Amery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castravet defends it well.

Castravet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amery pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Amery is looking for a kimura here.

Castravet is defending against the submission attempts here by Amery.
Amery passes to full mount!

Amery is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Castravet has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Castravet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Amery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castravet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Amery dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Castravet punishes Amery's body with a nice straight punch.

Amery rushes Castravet and presses him up against the cage.
Castravet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amery backwards.

Castravet breaks the clinch.
Castravet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Amery drops his shoulder and cracks Castravet with a huge uppercut! Castravet goes down! Can Amery finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castravet swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Amery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Amery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Amery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Amery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amery got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castravet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amery has managed to get both his arms back between Castravet's legs - danger averted.
Amery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castravet wants to sweep but no luck.

Castravet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amery pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Amery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Amery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castravet defends it well.

Amery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Castravet tries to get to full guard but Amery has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amery is looking for a kimura here.
Castravet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castravet is pressing down on Amery's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Amery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Amery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Amery postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Amery stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amery.

Amery waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Castravet. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Castravet to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Castravet is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castravet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amery tries to free his leg and advance position but Castravet is retaining full guard.

Amery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amery passes Castravet's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Amery seems to be looking for submissions.
Castravet wants to get back to full guard.

Amery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Castravet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Castravet is trying to maintain the position but Amery is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castravet tries to roll over but Amery keeps him under control.

Amery is looking for a kimura but Castravet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Amery to get the leverage.

Amery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Amery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castravet keeps working.
Castravet wants to control but Amery is keeping busy.

Amery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Amery is keen to just control but Castravet is a slippery customer.

Amery seems to be looking for submissions.

Amery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Amery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Amery shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castravet is trying to defend but Amery finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Amery is working for a kimura but Castravet is defending it quite comfortably.

Amery is trying to work for a kimura but Castravet is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castravet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amery wants to free his trapped foot but Castravet is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castravet is defending against the submission attempts here by Amery.

Amery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
John Amery has got the better of the ground game so far.

Castravet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Amery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Amery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castravet defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castravet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Amery chips away with some ground and pound.

Amery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Amery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amery scoring with some ground and pound.
Amery tries to free his leg and advance position but Castravet is retaining full guard.
Amery is working Castravet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Amery lands a couple of digs.
Amery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castravet is keeping the position for now.

Amery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Amery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Amery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amery lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castravet has momentary wrist control but Amery slips an elbow through the middle.
Castravet trying to keep a closed guard but Amery is proving a slippery customer.
Amery wants to control from the top but Castravet keeps moving.
Amery pushing down on Castravet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Amery is working for a kimura but Castravet is defending it quite comfortably.

Amery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Castravet has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Amery. Oh but Castravet has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Amery goes limp - he's gone! Castravet jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrei Castravet!