PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidelity Castro (ranked 3295 p4p, 3124 weight class) and Vincenzo Lambrucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Castro
vs
Lambrucci

191 cm
35
201
12 - 6 - 0

185 cm
31
211
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Lambrucci!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lambrucci counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Castro gets a clinch.
A short right from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castro after a bit of a struggle.
Lambrucci scores with a nice hook to the head.

Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with the combination.
Lambrucci digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
Lambrucci throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Castro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Fidelity Castro has been cut.
Lambrucci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro is looking for a counter combo.
Castro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Castro avoids the body shot from Lambrucci.
A jab lands there for Lambrucci.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lambrucci shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lambrucci's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Castro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lambrucci! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Lambrucci misses.
Lambrucci misses with a straight right.
Castro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Castro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lambrucci, pushing him back against the cage.
Lambrucci's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci slows down the pace here.
Castro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lambrucci lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci has Castro pushed against the cage.
Lambrucci will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castro up against the cage.
Castro prevents the takedown attempt.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Lambrucci.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Castro breaks from the clinch.
Lambrucci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lambrucci bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castro's head.

Castro gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Castro.
Lambrucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
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!
Castro blocks a body shot from Lambrucci.
Castro prevents a body shot from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci digs a right hand into Castro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castro's gas tank.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambrucci controls his hands.
Castro blocks a body shot from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci lands with a left to the head.
Castro prevents a body shot from Lambrucci.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambrucci.
Lambrucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Lambrucci has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambrucci.
Lambrucci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lambrucci blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro moves out of range as Lambrucci strikes.
The fighters circling - Lambrucci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lambrucci connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castro scrambles back to his feet.
Lambrucci fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lambrucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lambrucci thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Lambrucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Lambrucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Fidelity Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lambrucci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro is looking to chop away at Lambrucci's legs.
Lambrucci ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lambrucci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lambrucci.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lambrucci.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Lambrucci misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Lambrucci misses with a wild combination.
Castro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lambrucci throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but Lambrucci persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
Lambrucci just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Castro instigates a clinch.
Lambrucci lands with a light punch inside.
Lambrucci displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castro up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Lambrucci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidelity Castro's cut.
That's time! Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lambrucci checks the leg kick.

Castro closes the distance and clinches.
Lambrucci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lambrucci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
Lambrucci dodges an elbow strike from Castro.
Lambrucci lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lambrucci tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Lambrucci back against the cage.
Lambrucci tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lambrucci blocking some punches.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lambrucci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Lambrucci misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro tries a body shot but Lambrucci blocks it.
Castro misses with a punch to the body.
Castro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lambrucci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lambrucci content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambrucci lands an uppercut.

Lambrucci is trying to trip Castro. He has hold of a leg but Castro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lambrucci persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lambrucci wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
Lambrucci showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lambrucci slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Castro tries to improve position but can't.
Lambrucci just content to control the position.
Castro struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Lambrucci has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lambrucci is putting a hurting on Castro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lambrucci in side control lands a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lambrucci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Castro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Castro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Castro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lambrucci has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci slows the pace down.
Lambrucci prevents Castro from escaping the position.
Lambrucci in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lambrucci taking a breather here.

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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lambrucci.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambrucci wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Lambrucci is staying tight to Castro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lambrucci is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambrucci controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castro throws a poor cross that misses
and Lambrucci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Lambrucci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fidelity Castro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.

Decent striking displayed by Lambrucci there.
Fidelity Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambrucci lands with a good body shot.
Lambrucci fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castro on the side of the head.
Castro misses with the combination.

Castro gets caught napping as Lambrucci dives in and scores a takedown. Castro manages to retain guard.
Lambrucci showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambrucci tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambrucci's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lambrucci sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castro's guard.
Lambrucci prevents Castro from improving his position.
Castro is trying to control but can't.
Lambrucci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Castro is in trouble now - Lambrucci has advanced to mount!
Lambrucci content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincenzo Lambrucci has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castro wants to hold on but Lambrucci pushes him away.
Lambrucci looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci lands with some strikes.
Lambrucci controlling the pace for now.
Castro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lambrucci controlling from the full mount.
Vincenzo Lambrucci is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lambrucci content just to control the position here.
Lambrucci's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fidelity Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro is trying desperately to improve position.
Lambrucci controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Lambrucci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lambrucci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Lambrucci!
Vincenzo Lambrucci tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.