PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Old Hanma has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Castle
vs
Hanma

175 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Hanma!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Castle.
Hanma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castle throws a nice head kick!
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Castle misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.

Castle forces Hanma back against the cage and clinches.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Castle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Castle.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Castle is pressed up against the cage. Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castle down to the mat. Castle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Castle.

Castle has managed to clinch.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
Castle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castle is defending well.
Dick Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Hanma.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle lands a left hand.
Hanma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Castle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
A short right from Castle.
Castle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Castle lands a left hand.
Castle gets underhooks to prevent Hanma's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a right hand.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanma being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle scores with a knee to the head.
Castle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castle stalling in the clinch.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Castle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dick Castle.
Castle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castle darts in and clinches Hanma up against the cage.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
Castle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Castle gets through Hanma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castle fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Castle forces Hanma back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle is pushing Hanma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle lands a left hand.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanma's face.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Hanma is rocked!
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Hanma is still on wobbly legs! Can Castle finish him?
Hanma dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Hanma seems to have recovered his senses.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Hanma wants a takedown.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castle lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanma looking for a takedown.
Dick Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Hanma.
Castle taking a breather.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Hanma blocks with his arms.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Castle.
Castle just leaning against Hanma, taking a breather.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castle throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Hanma has Castle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Castle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castle obliges.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Castle gets underhooks to prevent Hanma's takedown attempt.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Castle effectively controlling the action here.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle has Hanma pushed against the cage.
Castle scores with a knee to the head.
Hanma tries to score a body lock takedown but Castle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Castle dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Castle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castle.
Hanma can't get the takedown.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
Castle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castle misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma wants to take the fight to the mat but Castle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Castle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castle working Hanma over with knees to the body.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Castle landing knees to the body.
Hanma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanma drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dick Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Hanma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle stalling against the cage.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dick Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castle pushes Hanma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanma's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castle controlling the action here for a moment.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castle slowing the pace effectively.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castle lands a right hand.
Castle gets through Hanma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Castle unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hanma! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Castle is unloading with more strikes now! Hanma drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Castle!