PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between SEAN SHERK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SEAN SHERK could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramon Castle's chin.

SHERK
vs
Castle

170 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, SEAN SHERK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Castle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle misses with a series of wild punches.
Castle misses with a series of wild punches.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castle throws a nice looking combination but SHERK bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

SHERK scores a takedown into full mount!

SHERK looking for a guillotine from mount but Castle is having none of it.
SHERK controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle wants to hold on but SHERK pushes him away.
Castle is in all sorts of trouble here.
SHERK landing strikes from the mount.
Castle working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Castle looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, SHERK cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
SHERK controlling the pace for now.

SHERK moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Castle has worked his arm free - good work by Castle!
Castle is not content to let SHERK control the position.
SHERK scoring with punches and elbows.
Castle can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SHERK prevents Castle from escaping the position.
Castle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on SHERK's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castle is looking for a sweep. SHERK is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
SHERK has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
SHERK is trying to control. Castle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castle is looking for a sweep. SHERK is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt

and SHERK counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Castle's guard now.
SHERK wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Castle wants to stand but SHERK is controlling the position.

Castle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
SHERK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castle is looking to stand up but SHERK isn't so interested in that idea.
SHERK thows a big elbow that misses.
Castle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castle is controlling SHERK's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Castle has his foot on SHERK's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. SHERK works his way back into a safe position though.
SHERK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle misses with a double jab

and SHERK counters with a shoot takedown. Castle fights it but they end up in guard.

Castle working for a triangle but SHERK defends it easily.

Castle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. SHERK gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Castle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. SHERK defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

SEAN SHERK dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Castle fails with the takedown

and SHERK counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Castle keeping full guard, as SHERK tries to pass.

Castle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Castle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
SHERK scoring with some ground and pound.

SHERK got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, SHERK has managed to get both his arms back between Castle's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Castle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but SHERK can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SHERK looking to sit in guard and control but Castle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
SHERK controls Castle momentarily but Castle frees himself.
SHERK bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castle's guard.

Castle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

SHERK avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
SHERK scoring with some ground and pound.

Castle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Castle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but SHERK can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Castle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. SHERK defends it easily.
SHERK connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castle working for a triangle but SHERK defends it easily.
SHERK is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Castle looking for a guillotine here but SHERK defends easily.
SHERK thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle keeping moving, preventing SHERK from controlling successfully.

Castle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and SHERK defends well.
Castle trying to keep a closed guard but SHERK is proving a slippery customer.
SHERK passes into half guard.

Castle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but SHERK pulls his head out easily.
SHERK trying to control the action but Castle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ramon Castle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Castle has his takedown stuffed

and SHERK counters by clinching up.
SHERK keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castle's efforts to push away.
SHERK using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
SHERK scores a nice knee to the body.

SHERK turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and SHERK manages to end up in side control.
SHERK sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Castle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

SHERK tries for a kimura but Castle is defending well.
Castle wants to control but SHERK postures up.
An elbow from SHERK crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
SHERK lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from SHERK seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

SHERK looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SHERK working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castle stalks SHERK and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into SHERK's face. SHERK staggers backwards, shaken.

SHERK decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
SHERK is trying to control. Castle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castle taking some punishment here, with SHERK in his half guard.
SHERK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castle is refusing to be controlled, as SHERK sits in half guard.
SHERK sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castle defending well though.
SHERK is thwarting Castle's attempts to control the position.
SHERK is pressing down on Castle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Castle is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is looking for a sweep. SHERK is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

SHERK shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Castle is looking to improve his position but SHERK isn't that keen on the idea.
Castle is bucking up trying to escape but SHERK cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
SHERK wants to control the pace but Castle is squirming around nicely.
SHERK thowing shots but they're missing.
SEAN SHERK overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
SHERK doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Castle wants to get up but he can't break SHERK's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
SHERK manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
SHERK lands a heavy elbow.
Castle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
SHERK landing punches.
SHERK working Castle over with strikes here.
Castle sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
SHERK wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SHERK thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
SHERK stops Castle from getting back to his feet.
Castle won't allow SHERK to pass to mount.
Castle tries to roll over but SHERK keeps him under control.
SHERK drops an elbow to the side of Castle's head.
SHERK working the head and body with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Castle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows SHERK to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Castle is looking for a triangle but SHERK pushes his legs off easily.
SHERK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
SEAN SHERK showed his dominance in that final round.
Well SHERK has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SEAN SHERK!