PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gator Raid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raid has chosen Rio de Janeiro as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castle
vs
Raid

173 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gator Raid!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Raid, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Raid against the cage but Raid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Raid scores a takedown into full mount!
Castle taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raid landing strikes from the mount.
Raid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castle hang on?
Castle wants to control but Raid is having none of it.
Raid lands a heavy elbow.
Castle tries to reverse the position but Raid maintains control.
Castle really is a fat lump.
Raid working Castle over with strikes here.
Castle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raid lands a heavy elbow.
Castle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raid landing strikes from the mount.
Raid scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raid landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raid lands with some strikes.
Castle is working to get back to half guard.
Castle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raid thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raid wants to pass the guard but Castle is defending well.
Raid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raid drops an elbow to the side of Castle's head.
Raid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raid working over Castle with some ground and pound. Castle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Castle tries to get to full guard but Raid has control of the leg.
Castle is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Castle slips a straight right by Raid.
Raid with a poor takedown

and Castle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is pushing down on Raid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Raid is fighting to maintain full guard but Castle has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castle wants to control from the top but Raid keeps moving.
Castle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raid throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Raid wants to sweep here but Castle controlling him for the moment.
Raid will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raid throws a jab but it's blocked by Castle.
Raid misses with a takedown

and Castle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Raid's guard now.
Raid wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle trying to control but Raid is working from the bottom.

Castle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Castle tries to free his leg and advance position but Raid is retaining full guard.
Raid looking for a sweep. Not yet Raid, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Raid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Castle!
Raid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Castle is bucking up trying to escape but Raid cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Raid pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Castle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Raid is landing with some decent strikes but Castle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raid prevents Castle from getting the reversal.
Raid scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Castle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raid dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Raid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Raid misses with a wild combination.
Raid shoots in for a takedown but Castle shows good takedown defense.
Frank Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raid blocks a head kick by Castle.
Raid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Raid with that takedown attempt.
Castle fails to land the takedown.
Castle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Raid counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Castle looking for a guillotine here but Raid defends easily.

Castle working for a triangle but Raid defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castle wants to sweep here but Raid controlling him for the moment.
Raid is in close to Castle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Castle wants to sweep here but Raid controlling him for the moment.
Raid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Raid gets the takedown into side control.
Raid looks up at the clock and then as Castle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Raid smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Castle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Raid connects with a decent elbow.
Raid connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castle some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is trying to control Raid's posture but Raid avoids it.
Castle tries to bench press Raid off him but Raid keeps the position.
Raid scoring with punches and elbows.
Raid landing a few strikes.
Castle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Raid shoots in and bounces Castle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Castle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle working a defensive guard here.
Raid lands a couple of digs.
Raid is working Castle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raid scoring with some ground and pound.
Castle is trying to keep Raid in close.

Castle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.

Raid gets a takedown into half guard.
Raid is nestled in close to Castle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raid tries to pass to full mount but Castle defends it.
Castle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Raid tries to free his leg and advance position but Castle is retaining full guard.
Raid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raid!
Raid working to try and regain half guard.
Castle lands a big shot there that rocks Raid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Raid is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Raid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Castle takes a swing at Raid's ribcage but misses.
Castle tries for a takedown but Raid circles away easily

and Raid counters with a single leg into guard. Castle didn't expect that.
Raid is pushing down on Castle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castle is fighting to maintain full guard but Raid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Castle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raid is thwarting Castle's attempts to control the position.
Raid lands with a punch from half guard.
Raid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raid working over Castle with some ground and pound. Castle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raid winds up and cracks Castle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castle is trying to maintain the position but Raid is very close to passing his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Castle shoots and misses

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raid is in close to Castle's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Castle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castle looking to control.
Raid landing some decent shots from guard.
Raid stands up over Castle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raid pushing down on Castle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castle has hold of Raid's hands but Raid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Castle wants to control but Raid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Raid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raid's back!
Raid turns into Castle and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raid is pushing down on Castle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castle is fighting to maintain full guard but Raid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frank Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle manages to get to full guard.
Raid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raid stopping the sweep attempt from Castle.
Raid lands a couple of elbows.

Castle had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Raid is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Castle Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Raid's back instead.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Castle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Raid turns into Castle and is now in his guard.
Castle trying to keep a closed guard but Raid is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raid cracks Castle with a solid left hand.
Raid lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Castle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raid won't allow Castle to sweep him here.
Raid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Castle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Castle is trying to work for a kimura but Raid is defending well.
Raid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raid is just riding it out for now. Castle eventually gives up the hold.
Raid landing strikes from the bottom.
Castle wants to take a breather but Raid is having none of it.
Raid wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Castle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Raid shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raid was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raid avoids the attempt from Castle to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gator Raid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gator Raid!