PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Castillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dziuk
vs
Castillas

165 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Castillas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillas misses the jab.
Castillas lands a with a good body shot.

Dziuk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Castillas seems a little lost for a moment, as Dziuk dominates the positioning.

Dziuk swings around for an armbar but Castillas sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dziuk's guard.
Castillas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dziuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Castillas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castillas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dziuk keeping moving, preventing Castillas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dziuk trying to control the position.
Castillas being controlled here momentarily.
Castillas preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castillas.
Dziuk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castillas is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dziuk shoots in and bounces Castillas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dziuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dziuk.
Castillas controls Dziuk momentarily but Dziuk frees himself.
Dziuk looking to sit in guard and control but Castillas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Castillas passes Dziuk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dziuk controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dziuk is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk is trying to get back to full guard.
Dziuk trying to hold on to Castillas's head to control him but Castillas postures up.
Dziuk is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castillas wants to pass the guard but Dziuk is defending well.
Dziuk gets back to full guard.
Dziuk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dziuk wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dziuk has a takedown stuffed.
Castillas leaves Dziuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castillas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castillas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Castillas.

Dziuk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Castillas sprawls well initially but Dziuk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Castillas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dziuk prevents Castillas from improving his position.
Dziuk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Agustin Castillas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dziuk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dziuk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castillas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dziuk trying to control but Castillas is having none of it.

Dziuk moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Castillas has worked his arm free - good work by Castillas!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dziuk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castillas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castillas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Castillas trying to control but Dziuk postures up.
Dziuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillas's head.
Castillas trying to control but Dziuk postures up.
Dziuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castillas is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dziuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castillas to the mat! Castillas manages to get full guard.
Dziuk throws a strike but Castillas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castillas wants to control from the top but Dziuk keeps moving.
Castillas stopping the sweep attempt from Dziuk.
Dziuk seems keen to control Castillas's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillas!
Dziuk trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dziuk cracks Castillas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castillas wants to control but Dziuk is having none of it.
Dziuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castillas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Dziuk dominated that second round.
That's time! Dziuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Castillas misses with a wild combination.

Dziuk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillas tries to get to full guard but Dziuk has control of the leg.

Dziuk is working for a submission of some sort.
Castillas pushes Dziuk off looking to stand but Dziuk dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dziuk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dziuk decides to stand up.
No joy there for Castillas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dziuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dziuk controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dziuk wants to free his trapped foot but Castillas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dziuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dziuk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dziuk stalling away here and it's allowed Castillas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk postures up.
Dziuk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Abel Dziuk just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Castillas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dziuk moves away.

Dziuk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castillas's guard.
Abel Dziuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dziuk looking to sit in guard and control but Castillas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dziuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castillas is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk trying to control the position.
Castillas wanted to stand there but Dziuk had control of the position.
Dziuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dziuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dziuk managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Dziuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dziuk 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Dziuk!