PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Time. 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.

Martial
vs
Castle

185 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

188 cm
27
224 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Castle throws a leg kick but Martial sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martial works the jab nicely.
Martial stuffs the takedown.
Martial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martial.
Martial lands a head kick. Castle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martial waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martial swinging wildly here.
Castle wants to land a leg kick but Martial is out of range.
Martial looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Martial misses
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martial gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martial lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martial throws out a loose jab but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martial stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martial wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castle avoids the head kick by Martial.
A low kick from Castle is predictable there
and Martial makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martial.

Castle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Martial is trying to control Castle's posture but Castle avoids it.
Martial is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle happy to just control the position for now.
Castle has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Castle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martial taking shots to the head.
Castle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Castle landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Martial on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martial tries to get out of the position.
Castle throws some wild stikes that Martial manages to avoid easily.
Castle raining down shots from the mount!

Castle has isolated one of Martial's arms. Martial looking to fight him off but Castle twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Castle!