PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castle
vs
Fortt

184 cm
28
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Fortt.
Castle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Fortt closes the distance and clinches.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortt has double underhooks.
Fortt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.

Castle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fortt tries to escape but Castle is in control.
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fortt keeps working.
Fortt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fortt is pushing Castle's head away, looking to escape. Castle manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortt is looking to get back to his feet here but Castle is keeping cool and he's managed to take Fortt's back.
I really don't envy Fortt right now.
Fortt wants to get back to his feet.

Castle has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Castle is trying to stick to Fortt's back but Fortt is turning into Castle. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Castle's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fortt.

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 has his foot on Fortt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fortt works his way back into a safe position though.

Castle looking for a guillotine here but Fortt defends easily.
Fortt wants to stand but Castle is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fortt is one step ahead there.

Castle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fortt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castle looking to control.

Fortt stands and steps away. Castle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Castle moves into range and clinches up with Fortt.
Fortt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries to pull guard but Fortt won't allow it.
Fortt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Fortt.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
Fortt scores with a hook to the body.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
Fortt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortt lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortt.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle wants a takedown.
Castle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Fortt cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Fortt - that landed with a thud.
Castle is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khairi Fortt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fortt takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortt prevents the takedown attempt.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Fortt blocks with his arms.
Castle tries to stall but Fortt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castle.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Castle slowing the pace effectively.
Fortt pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Fortt blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fortt prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Fortt gets through Castle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortt scores with a hook to the body.
Castle is trying to push Fortt away but Fortt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Fortt keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looking to slow down the pace here.
Fortt lands an uppercut.
Fortt lands a body punch.
Fortt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle stalling in the clinch.
Castle takes a shot to the head.
Fortt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle trying to control the position but instead, Fortt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castle into the cage.
A short uppercut from Fortt.
Fortt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt lands a left hand.
Fortt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castle.
Fortt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortt scores with a shot to the side of Castle's head.
Fortt digs a right hand underneath Castle's ribcage. Castle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortt lands with a left to the head.
Fortt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castles head.

Castle is rocked!
Fortt is working Castle over against the cage.
Fortt cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle tries to work over Fortt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khairi Fortt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortt.
Fortt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortt lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Fortt.
Fortt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Fortt.
Oh Castle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt pushes Castle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Fortt.
Castle seems to have got his legs back now.
Fortt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortt.
Fortt creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Castle's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Castle drops to his knees and Fortt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khairi Fortt!