PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Castro (ranked 2791 p4p, 3193 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazepin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Mazepin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castro
vs
Mazepin

187 cm
28
265
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
45
250
35 - 45 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castro drops an elbow to the side of Mazepin's head.
Castro is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Castro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Castro works his way into side control.
Castro grinds an elbow into Mazepin's temple.
Mazepin is looking for a sweep.

Castro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin wants to control but Castro postures up.
Castro is putting a hurting on Mazepin here, landing some big shots from side control.

That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more.
Castro advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mazepin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castro controlling from mount.
Mazepin is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Castro.

The cut above Fedor Mazepin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Mazepin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcelo Castro!
Marcelo Castro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Fedor Mazepin was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.