PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Castaneda (ranked 24989 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Malino (ranked 3505 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Malino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cameron Castaneda's chin.

Castaneda
vs
Malino

223 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

173 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Malino !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malino shoots in looking for a takedown but Castaneda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malino 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castaneda blocks a head kick by Malino .

Malino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castaneda did well to prevent Malino getting side control.
Castaneda punching from the bottom.
Malino prevents Castaneda from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malino trying to mount his opponent but Castaneda defends it.
Castaneda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Malino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malino connects with a couple of short punches.

Castaneda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Malino uses it to pass to side control.
Castaneda struggling a bit here.

Castaneda throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Malino moves into range and clinches up with Castaneda.
Castaneda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Malino breaks from the clinch.
Malino cracks the inside of Castaneda's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castaneda is looking for a counter combo.
Cameron Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Malino .

Malino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castaneda did well to prevent Malino getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castaneda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Malino .

Castaneda actively working from the bottom here.

Castaneda actively working from the bottom here.
Malino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castaneda keeps working.

Castaneda actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malino thows a huge punch but Castaneda dodges it nicely.
Malino frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castaneda is trying desperately to improve position.
Malino manages to capitalize on a mistake by Castaneda to take his back!
Castaneda tries to roll but Malino sticks to his back.
Castaneda looking very determined here, making life difficult for Malino .
Castaneda tries to break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Malino .
Castaneda is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda turns into Malino and is now in his guard.
Castaneda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malino lands a decent punch to the body there.
Malino trying to control the position.
Malino wants to sweep but no luck.
Malino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castaneda manages to get himself to full guard.

Malino wants to control from the top but Castaneda keeps moving.
Malino looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Malino swings widly with a right hand
and Castaneda counters with a two punch combo.

Castaneda gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Castaneda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malino postures up.

Castaneda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malino distracts Castaneda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castaneda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Malino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Malino .
Castaneda wants to get back to his feet but Malino is dominant here and he's now got Castaneda's back!
Castaneda wants to escape the position.
Will Malino go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Malino is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Malino gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Malino gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Malino apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Castaneda avoids the head kick by Malino .
Malino fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malino looking to score a takedown here. Castaneda is defending well but Malino drives through and ends up in Castaneda's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malino wants to control from the top but Castaneda keeps moving.
Malino is breathing heavily.
Malino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Castaneda is rocked!
Castaneda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Castaneda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Castaneda is looking for a triangle but Malino pushes his legs off easily.
Malino connects with a couple of short punches.
Malino wants to control from the top but Castaneda keeps moving.
Malino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Malino from controlling successfully.

Castaneda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Malino scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Castaneda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malino lands a couple of digs.

Castaneda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malino stacks Castaneda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Malino !
Malino controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Malino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malino landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Castaneda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Castaneda tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Castaneda is really stuck here.
Castaneda seems to have got his legs back now.

Malino working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Castaneda looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Castaneda is trying to stand back up.
Castaneda is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Malino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Malino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castaneda avoids it really well and circles away.
Cameron Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malino shoots in and drives through. Castaneda sprawls well.
Malino tries to clinch but Castaneda is having none of it.
Castaneda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malino shoots in for a double leg but Castaneda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cameron Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Malino .
Malino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malino fails with a takedown attempt.
Malino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malino tries to clinch up but Castaneda circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malino .

Castaneda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Castaneda manages to break the clinch.
Malino misses with a takedown
and Castaneda counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castaneda stuffs the takedown attempt from Malino . Malino gets slowly back to his feet.
Sammy Malino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malino throws a head kick that Castaneda semi-blocks.
Malino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castaneda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castaneda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castaneda moves into the clinch.
Castaneda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malino walks away with a smile on his face. Castaneda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malino fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Castaneda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Malino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Malino prevents Castaneda from improving his position.
Castaneda is pressing down on Malino 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda working a defensive guard here.

Castaneda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Castaneda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malino defends well.
Castaneda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Malino puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castaneda pushes Malino off looking to stand but Malino dives back in and keeps control.
Cameron Castaneda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Malino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malino is looking to take a break and control but Castaneda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Castaneda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Malino !