PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 223 p4p, 598 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 39 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castellana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good night. Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Castellana
vs
Hatfield

168 cm
35
165
26 - 17 - 0

174 cm
29
160
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatfield stuns Castellana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellana misses with a straight right.
Castellana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castellana with the inside leg kick.
Castellana walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield.

It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Castellana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castellana throws an off balance right hand
and Hatfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana blocks a jab.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Castellana ducks under and follows up with a left that Castellana also avoids with ease.
Castellana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatfield misses with a head kick.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana connects with the punch.
Castellana throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield tests Castellana's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Castellana clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Castellana blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Castellana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatfield.
Castellana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castellana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hatfield is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Castellana is trying to maintain a safe position but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns Castellana into the cage.
Hatfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Castellana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Castellana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellana throws a right hand that Hatfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatfield also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Hatfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castellana with a body shot.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hatfield.
Hatfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Castellana counters with a thumping low kick.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Castellana counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Castellana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Castellana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hatfield doesn't seem phased though.
Hatfield lunges at Castellana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castellana's hand.
Castellana wants to clinch.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellana moves away.
Castellana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.

Castellana instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellana.
Castellana misses with some punches.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head.
Castellana swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield tries to break free but Castellana pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Castellana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Castellana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Castellana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hatfield trying to control the position but instead, Castellana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatfield into the cage.
Castellana effectively controlling the action here.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatfield tries to stall but Castellana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellana's elbow.
Hatfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellana has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Castellana.
A short right from Castellana.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellana pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gianni Castellana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Castellana.
Nice shot by Hatfield.
Castellana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hatfield does it's job there.
Castellana throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield catches Castellana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Castellana closes the distance and clinches.
Hatfield wants to stall.
Hatfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Castellana is pushing Hatfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castellana lands a left hand.
Castellana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castellana scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Hatfield is trying to break the clinch but Castellana has him pressed against the cage.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gianni Castellana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castellana lands with a right to the head.
Castellana effectively controlling the action here.
Hatfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Castellana back against the cage.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Castellana blocks it.
Hatfield working hard to break the clinch.
Castellana lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hatfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Castellana lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatfield.
That kick from Castellana tenderised Hatfield's leg. Hatfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castellana scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Castellana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castellana misses with a hook to the body
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Castellana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellana moves away.
Hatfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Hatfield lands.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatfield at a distance.
Castellana throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a lazy right hand but Castellana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
Castellana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castellana moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Castellana moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
A punch combination from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Hatfield lands a left and a right that send Castellana crashing to the mat, dazed. Hatfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Castellana is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hatfield counters with a huge right that knocks Castellana out cold! Hatfield is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Hatfield!
After winning the bout, Riley Hatfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.