PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niels Nuntjako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nuntjako
vs
Castle

190 cm
21
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niels Nuntjako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuntjako changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Castle misses with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Nuntjako.
Castle tries to work over Nuntjako's front leg with a kick but Nuntjako checks it.
Castle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nuntjako.
Nuntjako moves out of range as Castle throws a body kick.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick from Nuntjako.
Castle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castle throws a push kick but Nuntjako slaps the foot to one side.
Nuntjako throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Nuntjako attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuntjako scores with the left hand. Castle knows he should have avoided that one.
Castle cracks the inside of Nuntjako's front leg.
Nuntjako tries to land a front kick but Castle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nuntjako throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Nuntjako misses with a body kick.
Nuntjako delivers a nice body kick.
Nuntjako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Nuntjako misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuntjako tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Nuntjako misses its intended target.
Nuntjako avoids the head kick by Castle.
Nuntjako throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Nuntjako there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nuntjako lands a right hook to the body.
Nuntjako misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a low kick but Nuntjako avoids it.
Castle checks the leg kick.
Nuntjako throws a body kick that misses.
Nuntjako lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Castle thows a leg kick but Nuntjako checks it
and Nuntjako counters with a low kick, right behind Castle 's knee.
Castle blocks a leg kick.
Nuntjako throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castle tries to land a leg kick but Nuntjako saw it coming and moves away.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Nuntjako moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuntjako throws a body kick that misses.
Nuntjako misses the shot to the body.
Nuntjako misses with a hook
and Castle counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Castle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nuntjako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nuntjako misses with a wild body shot.
Castle avoids the body shot from Nuntjako.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niels Nuntjako dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuntjako circles away.
Niels Nuntjako is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Nuntjako there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Nuntjako.
Nuntjako throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castle. Nuntjako shrugs it off though.
Nuntjako takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Niels Nuntjako has been cut.
Castle checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuntjako throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castle misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Castle.
Castle checks a low kick from Nuntjako.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nuntjako.
A punch lands to the side of Nuntjako 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nuntjako gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Castle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nuntjako's knee momentarily.
Nuntjako has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Nuntjako misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Castle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle tries to work over Nuntjako's front leg with a kick but Nuntjako checks it.
Castle throws a low kick but Nuntjako moves out of range easily.
Nuntjako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuntjako avoids the head kick by Castle.
Nuntjako misses the jab.
Castle feints and then cracks Nuntjako's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nuntjako down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nuntjako's calf.
Niels Nuntjako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.
Nuntjako tries to move into range but Castle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castle avoids the body shot from Nuntjako.
A big right from Nuntjako misses.
Nuntjako throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nuntjako misses with a hook
and Castle counters with a big head kick but Nuntjako shrugs it off.
Nuntjako is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castle throws a front kick that sends Nuntjako stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nuntjako tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nuntjako misses with a leg kick.
Nuntjako fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castle checks it well.

Nuntjako gets tackled into the cage by Castle. Castle maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niels Nuntjako's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Castle scores with a head kick. Nuntjako tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A clash of legs there as Nuntjako blocks the low kick.
Castle scores with a push kick.
Castle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castle feints and then cracks Nuntjako's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nuntjako down.
Nuntjako tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Nuntjako.
Castle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nuntjako. That did some damage!
Nuntjako throws a jab when Castle was well out of range.
Castle throws a chopping leg kick but Nuntjako manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nuntjako.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako tries to score with a low kick but Castle moves his leg out of the way.
Nuntjako just misses with a punch to the body.
Nuntjako chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castle can pounce on him.
Castle lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Nuntjako misses
enabling Castle to counter with a crisp jab.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick.
Nuntjako swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Castle counters with a body kick that stops Nuntjako in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuntjako misses the shot to the body.
Castle thumps Nuntjako with a low kick.
Castle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuntjako sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castle throws out a powerful jab.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle thuds his right hand into Nuntjako's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Castle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.
Nuntjako throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!