PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castillo
vs
Barton

179 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clinton Barton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo is looking to clinch.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Castillo darts in and clinches Barton up against the cage.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the head but Barton blocks with his arms.
Barton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barton tries to pull guard but Castillo holds him up against the cage and eventually Barton drops back down to his feet.
Castillo connects with a knee to the head.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that Barton shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
Barton jumps guard but Castillo stands there with Barton around his waist. Barton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barton fails to pull guard.
Ronnie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinton Barton.
Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barton is trying to pull guard but Castillo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barton avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barton is trying to pull guard but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Barton takes an elbow to the temple.
Castillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barton's defenses.

Barton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Castillo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barton has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Castillo is looking to defend but Barton has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Castillo! Barton pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Castillo taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Clinton Barton!
Clinton Barton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.