PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rawrl Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ...... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castro
vs
Duran

178 cm
28
182 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

199 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rawrl Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Castro misses with a hook
and Duran counters with a nice body shot.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro throws a combination that misses
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Duran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Castro.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
Castro cracks Duran with a good jab.
Duran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duran is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran misses with a looping left.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Duran moved out of range nicely.
Castro connects with a jab.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Castro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duran misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with an uppercut
and Castro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Duran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro misses with an uppercut
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rawrl Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Duran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castro thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro staying out of range there.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Duran misses.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duran.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duran throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran throws a jab but it's blocked by Castro.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duran lands with a straight right. Castro didn't see that one coming.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castro misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran misses with a left hand
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Castro misses.
Duran digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran with a hook.
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro misses with a left hand
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Duran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castro under the eye.
Duran lands with a right hand.
Castro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duran lands a slapping body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a left hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Castro's shoulder, as Castro tries to avoid the shot.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro counters with a two punch combo.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Castro looks to land a combination but Duran avoids it well.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castro lands with a hook. Duran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro swings for the body but Duran moves out of range.
Duran scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duran scores with a nice head shot.
Castro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro counters with a left and a right that stings Duran.
Castro falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Duran counter with a right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Castro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro takes one on the button.
Duran misses with a straight right.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duran cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a three punch combo that has Duran backing up. Duran nods at Castro to acknowledge the strikes.
Castro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castro walks into a stiff left hand from Duran.
Duran throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Castro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castro moves out of range as Duran strikes.
Castro moves out of range as Duran strikes.
Duran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran misses with a left hand
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castro connects with a body shot.
A big right from Castro misses.
A left lands for Duran.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with the combination.
Duran misses with a looping left.
Duran slips under a jab.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duran throws an off balance right hand
and Duran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duran's head.
Duran throws a shot to the body.
Duran misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duran lands a really nice looking cross but Castro seems unphased.
Duran lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Duran!