PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 37 p4p, 166 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 9 p4p, 31 weight class). Castellana has chosen Good night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roy
vs
Castellana

170 cm
33
159
33 - 11 - 0

168 cm
34
165
24 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Castellana manages to avoid it.
Castellana tries to land a front kick but Roy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roy misses the jab.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roy checks a leg kick.
Roy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Roy.
Castellana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Roy slips a straight right by Castellana.
And Roy counters with a quick kick to the body but Castellana blocks it.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Roy misses with a straight right.
Castellana throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Roy tries a low kick but Castellana avoids it.
Castellana throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana lands a nice hook to Roy's body. Roy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castellana misses with a wild combination.
Castellana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castellana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castellana digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Castellana connects with a right hand. Roy shakes it off.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellana.
Roy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana misses the jab.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Castellana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castellana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Castellana slips a straight right by Roy.
Castellana throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Roy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy scores with a nice body kick.
Castellana throws a lazy uppercut
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellana.
Roy lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castellana's head backwards.
Castellana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Castellana's shoulder, as Castellana tries to avoid the shot.
Castellana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roy.
Roy looks to land a right hand but Castellana moved out of range.

Castellana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellana.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Castellana avoids the damage to the body.
Roy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roy digs a right hand into Castellana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castellana's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Roy.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellana is defending well for now.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Castellana tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Castellana back against the cage.
Roy misses with a knee strike.
Roy lands with a light punch inside.

Castellana manages to break the clinch.

Roy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roy cracks Castellana with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roy lands a nice elbow.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gianni Castellana's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castellana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
Roy lands with a right hand.
Roy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castellana.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castellana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Castellana has closed the distance and engaged Roy in a clinch.
Roy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana wants to stall.
Roy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castellana backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands an uppercut.
Roy misses with a knee strike.
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Castellana is rocked!
Roy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roy pushes Castellana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castellana is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?
Roy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellana taking a breather.
Roy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Castellana with a big uppercut! Castellana tries to clinch up but Roy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Castellana to the mat! Castellana covers up and Roy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rob Roy!
Rob Roy retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Roy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.