PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Castle
vs
Cha

185 cm
32
200 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

183 cm
31
198 lbs
13 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cha Cha!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cha tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
Castle checks a leg kick.
Castle misses with a wild body shot.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cha as he jumps to the side.
Cha misses with a low kick.
Castle fails to land the takedown.
Castle with a poor takedown
and Cha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cha throws a leg kick that misses.
Castle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Cha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Castle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with a low kick as Castle jumps back.
Castle fails with the takedown

and Cha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Castle's guard.
Cha looking to pass the guard.
Cha wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Cha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castle is wriggling around but Cha manages to pass to half guard.
Cha tries to pass to full mount but Castle defends it.
Castle is trying to stand up here but Cha is controlling him well.
Cha is trying to control. Castle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castle is trying to stand up here but Cha is controlling him well.
Cha trying to pass the guard but Castle defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha is controlling the pace.
Cha wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Cha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cha Cha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Castle fails with the takedown
and Cha counters with a thumping low kick.
Cha throws a low kick but Castle avoids it.
Cha throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Cha just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha leaves Castle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Castle dives in and scores a takedown into Cha's guard.

Cha has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Castle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but Cha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castle misses with a body punch
and Cha counters with a nice leg kick.
Cha misses with a low kick.
Castle shoots in looking for a takedown but Cha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Cha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castle is keeping the position for now.
Cha content to stall in guard here.
Castle wants to stand but Cha is controlling the position.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
Cha stands up over Castle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cha wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Cha won't allow Castle to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cha Cha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Castle with a poor takedown
and Cha counters with a nice body shot.
Castle has his takedown stuffed
and Cha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cha as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle checks a leg kick.

Cha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha slows the pace down.
Castle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cha in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castle is pushing Cha's head away, looking to escape. Cha manages to hold on to the position though.
Cha is chipping away with strikes.
Cha laying and praying for a moment but Castle takes advantage and regains half guard.
Castle is trying to escape back to his feet but Cha uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Cha working the ground and pound.
Cha wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Cha lands an elbow.
Cha working the ground and pound.
Cha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle is not content to let Cha control the position.
Cha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Castle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cha is controlling him well.
Cha working the head and body with strikes.
Castle is pushing Cha's head away, looking to escape. Cha manages to hold on to the position though.
Cha lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castle is pushing Cha's head away, looking to escape. Cha manages to hold on to the position though.
Cha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castle down.

Castle is rocked!
Cha scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Castle is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cha can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cha Cha!