PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ervin Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hurma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yello - Oh Yeah. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hurma
vs
Castillo

188 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilari Hurma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ervin Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurma sizes up Castillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Ervin Castillo has been cut.
Hurma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castillo.
Castillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castillo cracks Hurma with a good jab.

Hurma is rocked!
Castillo scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Hurma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Castillo clinches up with Hurma and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Castillo.
Hurma seems to have got his legs back now.
Hurma is breathing heavily.
Castillo has Hurma pushed against the cage.
A short right from Castillo.
Castillo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hurma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo effectively controlling the action here.
Castillo tries to throw a body punch but Hurma avoids it by throwing Castillo back against the cage.
Hurma lands with a light punch inside.
Hurma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castillo is pushing Hurma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castillo lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is working Hurma over against the cage.
Hurma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castillos head.
Castillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hurma has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Hurma taking a breather.
Hurma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castillo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castillo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Castillo.
Castillo pushes Hurma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Castillo - that landed with a thud.
Castillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Castillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castillo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hurma to the canvas! Hurma doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Castillo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ervin Castillo!