PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Oeste comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming Home kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryan Del Oeste enters the cage!

Castle
vs
Del Oeste

185 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

187 cm
25
191 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Slade Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Castle misses.
Castle wants to land a leg kick but Del Oeste is out of range.
Castle throws a combination. Del Oeste tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Del Oeste throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Castle.
The fighters circling - Del Oeste throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle is looking to slow Del Oeste down with leg kicks.
Del Oeste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castle to score with a decent uppercut.
Del Oeste checks a low kick from Castle.
Del Oeste throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Castle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Del Oeste moved out of range nicely.
Del Oeste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
Del Oeste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste connects with a single shot there.
Castle cracks Del Oeste with a good jab.
Del Oeste misses with a straight right.
Castle lands a head shot.

Del Oeste is rocked!

Castle cracks Del Oeste with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Del Oeste looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Castle finish him?
Del Oeste is still on wobbly legs! Can Castle finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Oeste switches off momentarily and Castle cracks him with a monster right hand! Del Oeste topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Castle dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Castle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slade Castle!
After the fight, Slade Castle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Ryan Del Oeste was interviewed post fight and said 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.