PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 944 p4p, 1003 weight class) and Jose Castellanos (ranked 144 p4p, 152 weight class). Spicoli's entrance music is Money Buy Drugs. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spicoli
vs
Castellanos

187 cm
24
215
9 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
205
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

Conviction
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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Castellanos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellanos moves away.
Castellanos sizes up Spicoli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spicoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castellanos. Castellanos obviously looking to wear him down.
Castellanos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castellanos lands a jab.
Spicoli walks into a jab.
Spicoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castellanos.
Castellanos throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Castellanos scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castellanos.
Castellanos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spicoli on the side of the head.

Castellanos closes the distance and clinches.
Spicoli cracks Castellanos with a nice body shot.
Castellanos working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Castellanos fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spicoli.
Spicoli prevents a body shot from Castellanos.
Castellanos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spicoli is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellanos has double underhooks.
Castellanos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castellanos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castellanos misses with a body punch.
Castellanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Spicoli.
Spicoli blocks an uppercut.

Spicoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellanos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spicoli will feel that in the morning.
Spicoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castellanos looks to land a left hand but Spicoli moved out of range nicely.
Jose Castellanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellanos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spicoli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castellanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spicoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castellanos throws out a loose jab but Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spicoli throws a jab when Castellanos was well out of range.
Spicoli scores with a head kick.
Castellanos lands a head shot.
Spicoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spicoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castellanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Castellanos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spicoli with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos walks into a straight right hand from Spicoli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castellanos avoids the head kick by Spicoli.
Castellanos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spicoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castellanos.
Spicoli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spicoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spicoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castellanos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castellanos with a jab.
Spicoli is looking to land body kicks.
Spicoli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castellanos.
Castellanos misses the jab.
A jab from Castellanos misses.
Castellanos avoids a kick to the body.

Castellanos rushes Spicoli and presses him up against the cage.
Castellanos tries to throw a body punch but Spicoli avoids it by throwing Castellanos back against the cage.
Spicoli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spicoli manages to break the clinch.
Castellanos jabs Spicoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spicoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castellanos misses with a body shot.
Spicoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Castellanos avoided it.
Castellanos tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spicoli thumps Castellanos with a low kick.
Castellanos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spicoli lands with a straight right. Castellanos didn't see that one coming.
Spicoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spicoli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Castellanos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castellanos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spicoli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Spicoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli misses with a body kick.
Castellanos blocks a leg kick.
Spicoli misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castellanos throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Spicoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castellanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Castellanos moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a body punch.
Castellanos works on Spicoli's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Castellanos.
Castellanos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castellanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spicoli is trying to break the clinch but Castellanos is controlling him.
Castellanos tries to work over Spicoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Castellanos.
Castellanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castellanos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castellanos tries to work over Spicoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spicoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spicoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellanos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Spicoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castellanos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Castellanos.
Castellanos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spicoli is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Castellanos dominated that round.
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.

Nice body punch from Castellanos.
Spicoli misses with a body shot.
Spicoli looks to land a body kick but Castellanos moved away.
Castellanos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spicoli throws a jab when Castellanos was well out of range.
Spicoli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spicoli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castellanos misses with an uppercut.
Castellanos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Castellanos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spicoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellanos.
Spicoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castellanos blocks a head kick by Spicoli.
Spicoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellanos tries to clinch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli throws a hook but Castellanos blocks it.
Spicoli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castellanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castellanos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spicoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Castellanos's head.
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!
Castellanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castellanos ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Castellanos with a nice calf kick.
Castellanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spicoli.
Castellanos lands a nice looking body shot.
Castellanos staying out of range there.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Castellanos slips the punch.
Castellanos lands with an uppercut that bounces Spicoli off the cage and back into range.
Spicoli keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli looks to throw the jab but Castellanos is out of range.
Spicoli checks a leg kick.
Spicoli walks into a left hand.
Spicoli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castellanos swings for the body but Spicoli moves out of range.
Castellanos connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellanos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spicoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Spicoli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castellanos.
Castellanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Jose Castellanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos misses with a looping left.
Castellanos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Castellanos.
Castellanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Spicoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Spicoli circles away.
Castellanos wants to slow Spicoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Castellanos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castellanos throws a lazy right hand but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castellanos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spicoli lands a high kick!
Spicoli lands with a nice body punch.
Castellanos is looking to clinch.
Castellanos jabs at Spicoli's body.
Spicoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castellanos.
Spicoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castellanos scoring well with a low kick there.
Castellanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spicoli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos scores with a shot to the body.
Castellanos misses with a straight left.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
Castellanos moves out of range of the body kick from Spicoli.

Castellanos forces Spicoli back against the cage and clinches.
Spicoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castellanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spicoli prevents a body shot from Castellanos.
Castellanos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Castellanos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spicoli prevents a body shot from Castellanos.
Castellanos tries to work over Spicoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castellanos is leaning against Spicoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castellanos tries to throw a body punch but Spicoli avoids it by throwing Castellanos back against the cage.
Castellanos lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castellanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Spicoli controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Castellanos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castellanos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos cracks Spicoli with a nice body shot.
Jose Castellanos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castellanos presses Spicoli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Spicoli takes a shot to the head.
Castellanos is leaning against Spicoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Castellanos.
Castellanos lands a nice uppercut.
Castellanos cracks Spicoli with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Castellanos.
Castellanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellanos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castellanos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Castellanos.
A right hand to the body from Castellanos.
Castellanos scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellanos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castellanos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castellanos lands with a light punch inside.
Castellanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Castellanos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spicoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Spicoli walks into a straight right hand from Castellanos.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castellanos, as that shot connected.
Spicoli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castellanos digs a good body shot into Spicoli's ribs.
Castellanos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spicoli.
Nice straight punches there by Spicoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spicoli.
A combination from Spicoli does no damage.

Castellanos gets a clinch.
Castellanos tries a body shot but Spicoli blocks it.
Spicoli landing knees to the head.
Castellanos managing to block the knees to the body from Spicoli.
Castellanos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spicoli blocks a body shot from Castellanos.
Castellanos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellanos tries to throw a body punch but Spicoli avoids it by throwing Castellanos back against the cage.
Spicoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellanos lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spicoli misses with a knee strike.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spicoli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castellanos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spicoli can't break the clinch.
Castellanos tries to work over Spicoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castellanos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castellanos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castellanos tries to throw a body punch but Spicoli avoids it by throwing Castellanos back against the cage.
Spicoli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castellanos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Castellanos.
Spicoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Castellanos.
Castellanos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Castellanos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spicoli's elbow.
A short left from Castellanos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spicoli.
Castellanos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castellanos lands with a light punch inside.
Castellanos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spicoli backwards.
Castellanos lands a hook that snaps the head of Spicoli backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castellanos.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellanos lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Castellanos.
Castellanos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castellanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spicoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castellanos works on Spicoli's body with a couple of short punches.
Castellanos scores with a shoulder strike.
Castellanos lands an uppercut.
Castellanos is working Spicoli over against the cage.
Spicoli prevents a body shot from Castellanos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos lands with a left to the head.
Castellanos lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castellanos.
Castellanos works on Spicoli's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Castellanos - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Castellanos.
Castellanos tries to work over Spicoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castellanos gets through Spicoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spicoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellanos's elbow.
Castellanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeff Spicoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Spicoli on the inside.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellanos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spicoli's efforts to push away.
Castellanos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castellanos prevents a body shot from Spicoli.
Castellanos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spicoli tries to break free but Castellanos pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Castellanos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spicoli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castellanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Castellanos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Castellanos on the inside.
A short right from Castellanos.
A right handed body shot lands from Castellanos.
Spicoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castellanos blocks an uppercut.
Castellanos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spicoli working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Castellanos as the two fighters clinch.
Castellanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellanos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Spicoli is rocked!
Castellanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Spicoli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellanos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castellanos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Spicoli controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Castellanos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Castellanos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castellanos 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Castellanos!
Our winner, Jose Castellanos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jeff Spicoli spoke after the fight, saying 'Wait a minute, there’s no birthday party for me here!'.