PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 459 p4p, 530 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 62 p4p, 77 weight class). Castellana kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Good night. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castellana
vs
Karter

168 cm
32
165
18 - 13 - 0

170 cm
33
155
23 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter throws a leg kick but Castellana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castellana throws a quick inside leg kick.

Karter closes the distance and clinches.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Castellana.
Castellana is trying to maintain a safe position but Karter gets an underhook and turns Castellana into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Castellana.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Castellana.
Karter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castellanas head.
Karter tries for a takedown but Castellana manages to get underhooks.

Castellana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castellana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Castellana moves away and avoids it.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Castellana's shoulder, as Castellana tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Castellana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Castellana moved away.
Castellana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana scores with a punch to the head.
Karter misses with a straight left.
Castellana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana checks a leg kick nicely.
Karter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karter throws out a leg kick but Castellana moves out of range and Karter only half commits.
Karter digs a good hook to Castellana's body.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castellana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karter lands a jab to Castellana's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Castellana.
Gianni Castellana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castellana.
Castellana throws an off balance right hand
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellana looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Castellana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castellana feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
Castellana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castellana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karter's elbow.
Karter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castellana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karter tries a body shot but Castellana blocks it.
Castellana tries to circle away but Karter has him pinned against the cage.
Karter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Castellana slowing the pace effectively.
Castellana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karter tries for a takedown. No joy.

Castellana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karter walks into a jab.
Karter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castellana momentarily.
Karter shoots in for a takedown but Castellana shows good takedown defense.
Castellana misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana dodges the punch combination from Karter.
Karter misses with a right hand
and Castellana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Castellana with the inside leg kick.

Karter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castellana scores with a shoulder strike.
Karter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Castellana.
Karter tries to score a body lock takedown but Castellana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Castellana is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Castellana to the mat. Castellana regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Castellana is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Castellana breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karter.
Karter lands a nice shot that snaps Castellana's head back.
Castellana moves out of range of the leg kick from Karter.

Karter forces Castellana back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana lands a right hand.
Castellana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castellana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Karter is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castellana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castellana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karter is working for takedown but Castellana is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castellana.
Castellana throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Castellana avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Karter works on Castellana's body with a couple of short punches.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Castellana controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Castellana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gianni Castellana dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Castellana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castellana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
Karter slips under a jab from Castellana.
Karter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karter throws the left hand but Castellana avoids the punch easily.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It looks like Castellana has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Karter lands a body shot.
Karter scores with a punch to the head.
Karter wants to clinch but Castellana slips to the side
and Castellana counters with a good low kick that Karter was not able to check.
Castellana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castellana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Karter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gianni Castellana is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castellana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castellana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castellana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karter.
Karter throws a sloppy body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Castellana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana scores with a sloppy right hand. Karter should have avoided that one.
Karter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karter wants to slow Castellana down by chopping away at his legs.
Karter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castellana throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castellana lands an overhand right.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana is looking to counter punch.
Karter is looking to chop away at Castellana's legs.
Castellana throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Castellana tenderised Karter's leg. Karter is trying to keep his angry face on.

Karter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Castellana has one foot on Karter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karter throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.

Castellana has closed the distance and engaged Karter in a clinch.
Castellana wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Karter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Castellana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karter misses with a right hand
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karter has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellana misses the target.
Karter wants to slow Castellana down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana with a nice cross.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Castellana misses with a straight right.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castellana.
Castellana doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castellana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
A little feinted left hand from Castellana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castellana looks to land a body kick but Karter moved away.
Castellana missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karter finds it's way round the side to connect with Castellana's head.
Castellana slips a straight right by Karter.
Karter blocks the body kick.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Castellana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Karter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karter!
Karter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karter moves away from the strike by Castellana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Castellana misses its intended target.
Karter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Castellana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castellana thows a leg kick but Karter checks it
and Karter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castellana's knee momentarily.
Donk. Karter catches Castellana right on the button with a cross.
Castellana looks to land a body kick but Karter moved away.
Karter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castellana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Karter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellana manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gianni Castellana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Karter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castellana will feel that in the morning.
Castellana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Karter scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellana misses the target.
Castellana wants to slow Karter down by chopping away at his legs.
Castellana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castellana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Castellana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter scores with a decent looking hook.
Karter tries to clinch but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana tries to score with a low kick but Karter moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Castellana misses.
Karter tried to score with a low kick but Castellana checks it.
Castellana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Castellana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castellana tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter moves away from the strike by Castellana.
Castellana throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellana throws a leg kick but Karter checks it.
Karter lands a head kick. Castellana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Karter throws a head kick that half lands.
Karter lunges at Castellana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castellana's hand.
Castellana throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Castellana misses with a left hand
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karter looks to throw the jab but Castellana is out of range.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castellana scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana walks into a left hand.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castellana gets caught flat footed, as Karter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Castellana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Karter dives into side control.

Castellana bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter blocks a head kick by Castellana.
Karter lands a really nice looking cross but Castellana seems unphased.
Karter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karter tries to move into range but Castellana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karter thuds a left hand into Castellana's body.
Castellana slips under a jab from Karter.
Castellana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Castellana avoids the body shot from Karter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castellana scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Castellana finds it's target.
Castellana cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Castellana misses with a looping right.
Castellana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jesus Christ Karter has been cut.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Castellana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castellana throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Castellana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Castellana misses with an uppercut.
Castellana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Castellana misses with a looping right.
Karter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karter shoots in and drives through. Castellana sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Castellana - just one landing.
Karter looks for a takedown but Castellana sprawls well.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castellana tries to clinch up but Karter circles away and keeps his distance.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Karter swings for the body but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana misses with a head kick.
Castellana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Castellana settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Castellana counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Karter.
Karter is looking to slow Castellana down with leg kicks.
Gianni Castellana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castellana moves out of range as Karter throws a body kick.
Castellana is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Christ Karter.
I think Castellana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianni Castellana!
Gianni Castellana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.