PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nogueira (ranked 1857 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Jose Castellanos (ranked 272 p4p, 155 weight class). Jose Castellanos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nogueira
vs
Castellanos

190 cm
23
215
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
205
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HELLBENT
PWNAGE Elite

Conquer

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Castellanos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castellanos! But no joy.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellanos.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castellanos swivels and escapes.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castellanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castellanos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Castellanos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castellanos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castellanos throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castellanos as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Castellanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Nogueira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Nogueira with that takedown attempt.
Nogueira shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Castellanos. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.
Nogueira fails with the takedown
enabling Castellanos to counter with a crisp jab.
Castellanos leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castellanos throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castellanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castellanos swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Castellanos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Castellanos to counter with a crisp jab.

Nogueira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castellanos pinned against the cage. Castellanos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castellanos throws out a counter right but Nogueira avoids it with no problem.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castellanos circles away.
Diego Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and Castellanos counters with a right hand to the body.
Nogueira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Castellanos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castellanos sprawls well. Castellanos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Castellanos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt

and Castellanos counters with a nice right hand that sends Nogueira toppling to the canvas! Nogueira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Castellanos finish him?!
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castellanos rattles Nogueira with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Nogueira tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Castellanos dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Nogueira stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Castellanos!
An out of breath Jose Castellanos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.