PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Simm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castillo
vs
Simm

170 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezio Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ash Simm!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castillo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Simm sprawls well initially but Castillo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Simm tries to roll over but Castillo keeps him under control.
Castillo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Castillo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Simm has managed to free his arm - good work.
Simm tries to roll over but Castillo keeps him under control.
Castillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simm trying to hold on to Castillo's head to control him but Castillo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Simm is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Castillo pulls his head out easily.

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

Simm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Simm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castillo is looking to get to half guard.
Simm wants to take his opponent's back but Castillo doesn't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to hold on but Simm pushes him away.
Simm looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Simm looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Simm is working for a guillotine from mount but Castillo frees his head quite easily.
Castillo is trying to escape the mount.
Simm fails to advance to Castillo's back.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Castillo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Simm throwing strikes here but Castillo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Simm is looking to work his way around to Castillo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castillo wants to hold on but Simm pushes him away.

Simm working for a submission but Castillo is keeping him at bay.
Simm looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simm looks gassed!
Castillo tries to reverse the position but Simm maintains control.
Simm avoids the attempt from Castillo to control.
Castillo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Simm tries to control but Castillo wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simm controlling his opponent.
Castillo tries to reverse the position but Simm maintains control.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Simm's attempts to control the action.
Simm throwing strikes here but Castillo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castillo is desperately trying to improve his position but Simm has a good base and remains in mount.

Simm working for a guillotine from mount but Castillo is in no mood to give up.
Castillo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simm wants to control the pace but Castillo is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castillo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Castillo wants to control but Simm is having none of it.
Simm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castillo wants to hold on but Simm pushes him away.
Castillo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Simm works his way to his opponent's back.

Castillo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Simm gets his way!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Castillo right now.
Castillo breaks Simm's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Simm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Simm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Castillo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Castillo showed some decent athleticism there.
Simm trying to control but Castillo postures up.
Simm is not content to let Castillo control the position.
Castillo is controlling the pace.

Simm looking for submissions off his back.
Simm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Simm trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simm thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Castillo postures up.
Simm is breathing heavily.
Simm can't keep his opponent in guard - Castillo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Simm is trying to control but can't.

Castillo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Castillo seems content to control.
Simm wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Castillo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Castillo is thwarting Simm's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simm moves into full guard.
Castillo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Simm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Castillo advances position into side control!
Simm being controlled for a moment.
Simm tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Simm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castillo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Castillo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Simm is being controlled here.
Castillo trying to control the action but Simm is working from the bottom.
Simm is looking to regain half guard here but Castillo keeps moving and retains side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Simm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castillo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Simm off and has taken his back!
Castillo avoiding Simm 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Simm right now.
Simm avoids the strikes from Castillo.
Castillo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Castillo doesn't have the hooks in and Simm manages to turn into his guard.

Castillo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Simm tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Simm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Castillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castillo is working hard here to advance position.
Castillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Simm from controlling successfully.
Simm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castillo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezio Castillo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Simm has a takedown stuffed.

Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simm wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy.
Castillo wants to control but Simm is keeping him busy.
Simm is looking for a sweep. Castillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castillo stalling.
Castillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castillo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Simm gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simm keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.

Simm working for a submission but Castillo is keeping him at bay.
Simm trying to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simm avoids the attempt from Castillo to control.
Simm controlling the pace for now.
Castillo tries to reverse the position but Simm maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Simm avoids the attempt from Castillo to control.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Simm's attempts to control the action.
Castillo tries to hold on but Simm postures up.
Simm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Simm trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simm controlling his opponent.
Castillo is trying desperately to improve position.
Castillo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castillo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Simm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Simm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simm controlling from mount.
Castillo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simm blocks Castillo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Castillo wants to hold on but Simm pushes him away.
Simm content just to control the position here.
Castillo tries to hold on but Simm pushes him away.
Castillo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castillo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Simm controlling the position easily from mount.
Castillo stops Simm from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Castillo is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ash Simm.
I think Simm 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Simm!