PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pera Vihtahousu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chop Chop Master Onion. Vihtahousu has chosen Konevitsan Kirkonkellot as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Castillo
vs
Vihtahousu

160 cm
26
187 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

166 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pera Vihtahousu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Vincent Castillo has been cut.
Vihtahousu misses with a straight left.
Castillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Vihtahousu keeps it at a distance.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Castillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihtahousu.
Vihtahousu lands an overhand right.
Vihtahousu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castillo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vihtahousu, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Castillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo tries to clinch but Vihtahousu is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Vihtahousu is out of range.
Castillo tries to clinch but Vihtahousu is having none of it.
Castillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Castillo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Pera Vihtahousu has been cut.
Castillo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vihtahousu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vihtahousu looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihtahousu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castillo throws a front kick aimed at Vihtahousu's knee but Vihtahousu avoids it well.
Vincent Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtahousu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castillo can pounce on him.
Vihtahousu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castillo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vihtahousu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vihtahousu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castillo moves into range and clinches up with Vihtahousu.
Castillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vihtahousu working hard to break the clinch.
Vihtahousu avoids a wild elbow strike from Castillo.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vihtahousu avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vihtahousu is trying to break the clinch but Castillo is controlling him.
Castillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castillo misses with an elbow strike.
Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vihtahousu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castillo.
Vihtahousu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castillo with a knee to the head.
Vihtahousu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Castillo walks away with a smile on his face. Vihtahousu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws a body punch but Vihtahousu moves out of range.
Good exchange - Vihtahousu coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Vihtahousu misses.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Vihtahousu pushes him off.
Castillo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castillo wants it to stay on the feet.
Castillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castillo wants to clinch.

Castillo forces Vihtahousu back against the cage and clinches.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vihtahousu avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vihtahousu blocks an elbow strike from Castillo.
Vihtahousu avoids the elbow strike from Castillo, against the cage.

Vihtahousu breaks from the clinch.
Vihtahousu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Vihtahousu lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Vincent Castillo's cut is getting worse.
Vihtahousu checks a low kick from Castillo.
Vihtahousu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vihtahousu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vihtahousu throws a hook but Castillo blocks it.
Vihtahousu avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Castillo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Castillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vihtahousu throws a looping overhand right but Castillo ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Vihtahousu misses.
Castillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vihtahousu wants to clinch up but Castillo keeps it at a distance.
Vihtahousu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Castillo rushes Vihtahousu and presses him up against the cage.
Vihtahousu blocks an elbow strike.
Castillo leaning against his opponent.
Castillo lands a nice elbow.
Castillo wants to stall.
Castillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Castillo.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Vihtahousu breaks from the clinch.
Castillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vihtahousu is out of range.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihtahousu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vihtahousu is able to avoid easily.
Vihtahousu throws a jab but it's blocked by Castillo.
Castillo tries to land a leg kick but Vihtahousu saw it coming and moves away.
Vihtahousu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castillo pinned against the cage. Castillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vincent Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vihtahousu.
Vincent Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihtahousu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Vihtahousu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vihtahousu showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo taking some punishment here, with Vihtahousu in his half guard.
Castillo is trying to control but can't.
Castillo is looking to improve his position.
Vihtahousu trying to advance position but Castillo counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vihtahousu postures up.
Vihtahousu trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castillo throws a head kick but Vihtahousu moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Vihtahousu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castillo.
Vihtahousu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castillo misses with a leg kick
and Vihtahousu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Vihtahousu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vihtahousu showed some decent athleticism there.
Castillo wants to improve his position but Vihtahousu is controlling well.
Vihtahousu passes to full mount!
Castillo tries to hold on but Vihtahousu postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Vihtahousu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Castillo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vihtahousu looking to finish Castillo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castillo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtahousu prevents Castillo from getting the reversal.
Castillo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castillo regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vihtahousu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Vihtahousu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castillo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vihtahousu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pera Vihtahousu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Castillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castillo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vihtahousu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Castillo keeping full guard, as Vihtahousu tries to pass.
Castillo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vihtahousu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castillo controls Vihtahousu momentarily but Vihtahousu frees himself.
Castillo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtahousu postures up.
Vihtahousu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vihtahousu is one step ahead there.
Vihtahousu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vihtahousu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihtahousu checks a leg kick.
Vihtahousu misses with an uppercut.
Vihtahousu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castillo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vihtahousu blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castillo.
Vincent Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vihtahousu. That did some damage!
Vihtahousu tries to clinch up.
Castillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vihtahousu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihtahousu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vihtahousu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castillo tries to clinch but Vihtahousu moves out of range.
Castillo misses with a kick to the body.
Vihtahousu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castillo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vihtahousu to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtahousu scores with a jab. Castillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castillo tries to clinch up but Vihtahousu circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vihtahousu lands with a cross.
Vihtahousu looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Castillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castillo tries to clinch there but Vihtahousu circles away.
Castillo takes a swing at Vihtahousu's ribcage but misses.
Castillo thows a body kick. Vihtahousu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vihtahousu checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vihtahousu blocks a low kick nicely.
Vihtahousu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castillo. Castillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Vihtahousu pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihtahousu moves in looking to clinch but Castillo pushes him off.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo is looking to slow Vihtahousu down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castillo 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Castillo!