PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magni Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Castillo
vs
Thor

210 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magni Thor!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castillo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Castillo clinches up against the cage.
Castillo stops a takedown attempt from Thor.

Castillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Thor gets caught flat footed, as Castillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castillo is one step ahead there.
Thor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thor winds up and cracks Castillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castillo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castillo tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thor is nestled in close to Castillo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thor.
Thor wants to take a breather but Castillo is having none of it.
Thor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thor wants to take a breather but Castillo is having none of it.
Thor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Thor there.
Thor works his way into full mount!
Thor landing shots from mount.
Thor lands a heavy elbow.
Thor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Thor working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thor on the ground.
Thor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thor with good strikes from the mount here!
Thor punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thor working Castillo over with strikes here.
Thor with the ground and pound from mount.
Thor with the ground and pound from mount.
Castillo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Castillo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor unloading with bombs!
Thor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thor landing strikes from the mount and Castillo is in trouble!
Thor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castillo is looking to escape.
Thor landing shots from mount.
Thor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castillo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Thor 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.
Castillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thor landing strikes from the mount and Castillo is in trouble!
Thor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castillo is looking to escape.

That's four 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.
Castillo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thor lands a nice shot to the head.
Castillo is trying desperately to improve position.
Castillo is working hard here to advance position.
Thor cracks Castillo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thor unloading with bombs!
Thor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Castillo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thor working Castillo over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magni Thor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Castillo moves into the clinch.
Thor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castillo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Thor keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Castillo wants to land a leg kick but Thor is out of range.
Thor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thor swats away the attempt to clinch by Castillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt

and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Castillo is working away from the top position though.
Thor moves into full guard.
Thor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Castillo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castillo is looking to escape.
Thor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castillo hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor breaks from Castillo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Thor.
Thor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castillo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thor breaks from Castillo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Castillo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Castillo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castillo is refusing to be controlled, as Thor sits in half guard.
Castillo tries to roll over but Thor keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castillo is looking to improve his position.
Thor prevents Castillo from standing back up.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thor.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a head kick.
Castillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thor's head.

Castillo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to stand but Thor is controlling from the bottom.
Thor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thor looking to control.
Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Thor is retaining full guard.
Thor wants to sweep but no luck.

Castillo gets to his feet. Thor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Castillo.
Castillo shoots and misses

and Thor counters with a single leg into guard. Castillo didn't expect that.
Thor wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Thor preventing the sweep.
Thor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfonso Castillo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Castillo forces Thor back against the cage and clinches.

Thor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Castillo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thor gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Thor tries to get the hooks in deep but Castillo pushed the leg off.
Thor lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castillo is keeping busy.
Thor scores with punches to the body.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Magni Thor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thor is landing with strikes from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor biding his time, looking for the opening.
Thor tries to get the hooks in deep but Castillo pushed the leg off.
Thor lands a shot to the body.
Thor tries to get the hooks in deep but Castillo pushed the leg off.
Thor is landing with strikes from the back.
Thor lands strikes to the head.
Will Thor go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Thor looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Thor scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Castillo is looking for a way out.
Castillo is keeping busy.
Thor lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Castillo.
Thor keeps control of the position as Castillo tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor scores with punches to the body.
Castillo covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Castillo is trapped and Thor is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Thor is working the ground and pound. Can Castillo escape?
Castillo is trying to break free.
Thor tries to keep control of the position but Castillo is staying busy.
Thor lands shots from the back.
Castillo staying busy and making it hard for Thor to control.
Thor connects with a big shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Thor lands shots from the back.
Thor lands a shot to the body.
Thor is trying to stick to Castillo's back but Castillo is turning into Thor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Castillo.
Castillo lands a couple of digs.
Thor is trying to keep Castillo in close.
Thor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillo!
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castillo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Thor's attempts to control the action.
Thor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castillo?
Castillo is working to get back to half guard.
Thor lands a heavy elbow.
Thor lands with some strikes.
Thor with a couple of short strikes.
Castillo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Castillo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castillo is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor controlling from mount.
Thor dominating with strikes here.
Castillo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo can't escape the position.
Thor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Castillo is looking to get to half guard.
Thor lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Thor with shots to the head and body - Castillo looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magni Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magni Thor!