PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle has chosen Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell as his entrance music. Everth Cabaret has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cabaret
vs
Castle

190 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

CageFrog

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabaret looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Cabaret scores with a sloppy right hand. Castle should have avoided that one.
Cabaret lands with a good body shot.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabaret.
Cabaret throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabaret lands with a right hand.
Cabaret missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabaret takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Cabaret misses with a straight right.
Cabaret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle misses with the combination.
Cabaret swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Cabaret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle shoots for a takedown but Cabaret saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cabaret scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castle doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabaret lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabaret just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabaret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cabaret misses with a wild body shot.
Everth Cabaret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabaret lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castle moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabaret.
Cabaret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabaret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castle at a distance.
Cabaret connects with a right hand. Castle shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabaret misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cabaret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Castle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabaret momentarily.
Cabaret misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Cabaret.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cabaret is looking to wear down Castle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabaret.
Cabaret lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
Cabaret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Cabaret catches Castle right on the button with a cross.
Cabaret is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Everth Cabaret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Cabaret both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Cabaret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabaret counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabaret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Castle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cabaret sprawls well initially but Castle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Castle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabaret does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Castle not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret is looking for a sweep. Castle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Castle works his way into side control.
Cabaret regains half guard, as Castle was trying to land strikes.
Cabaret trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Castle manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cabaret connects with a solid leg kick.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Cabaret.
A jab lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Cabaret misses with a looping right.
Castle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabaret finds it's way round the side to connect with Castle's head.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cabaret throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Cabaret thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabaret counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
Cabaret misses with a low kick.
Cabaret defending well as Castle loads up on a big left hand.
Cabaret lunges at Castle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castle's hand.
Cabaret throws a low kick but Castle avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cabaret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Cabaret bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabaret as he avoids it easily.
Castle throws a nice looking combination but Cabaret bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabaret throws a sloppy body shot
and Castle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
Castle misses with a combination
and Cabaret counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries for a takedown but Cabaret circles away easily
and Cabaret counters with a low kick, right behind Castle 's knee.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabaret throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Cabaret scores with a nice strike.
Castle misses with a takedown
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
Everth Cabaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Castle.
Cabaret thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabaret misses with a body punch

and Castle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cabaret's guard now.
Cabaret is controlling Castle's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabaret 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!