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). Agustin Castillas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dziuk
vs
Castillas

165 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

166 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 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 with the combination.
Castillas misses with a double jab.
Dziuk throws a hook to the side of Castillas's head but Castillas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dziuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillas.
Castillas throws the left hand but Dziuk avoids the punch easily.
Castillas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castillas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dziuk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castillas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castillas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dziuk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Castillas is looking for a sweep.
Castillas being controlled for a moment.
Castillas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dziuk is controlling him well.
Castillas trying to remain calm as Dziuk controls from the top position.
Castillas is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Dziuk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dziuk prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dziuk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillas tries to improve position but can't.
Castillas is trying to buck Dziuk off.

Dziuk decides to stand back up. Dziuk steps back and let's Castillas get back to his feet.
Dziuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dziuk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castillas quickly recovers to half guard.
Dziuk slows the pace down in half guard.

Castillas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dziuk pulls his head out easily.
Castillas looks gassed!
Dziuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dziuk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dziuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castillas is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dziuk wants to free his trapped foot but Castillas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dziuk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Castillas actively working from the bottom here.
Dziuk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Castillas is trying to get back to full guard.
Dziuk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Dziuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dziuk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castillas hang on?
Dziuk controlling the position easily from mount.

Dziuk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dziuk tries to control but Castillas wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Dziuk.
Castillas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dziuk wants to control the pace but Castillas is squirming around nicely.
Castillas is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillas wants to get back to his feet.
Dziuk controlling the position easily from mount.
Dziuk working the ground and pound effectively.
Dziuk breaks from Castillas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dziuk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dziuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dziuk unloading with bombs!
Dziuk cracks Castillas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dziuk content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dziuk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Dziuk is looking for a kimura here.
Castillas is looking to control Dziuk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castillas avoid being mounted?
Dziuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Dziuk is looking for a kimura here.
Dziuk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castillas!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk controlling his opponent.
Castillas is looking to get to half guard.

Dziuk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Castillas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Castillas shrugs it off.
Castillas is trying to stand up.

Dziuk working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Castillas turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dziuk off and cradles Castillas's limp body as Dziuk celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Abel Dziuk!