PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit comes to the cage accompanied by Chop Suey. Castro has chosen Kreator - Hordes of Chaos as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fertit
vs
Castro

175 cm
23
176 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Castro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro cracks a nice hook into Fertit's ribs.
Fertit shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fertit tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro scores with a hook to the body. Fertit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fertit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fertit has time to react.
Castro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castro jabs at Fertit's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fertit slips a jab and a cross from Castro.

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

It looks like Lou Fertit has been cut.
Fertit is breathing heavily.

Fertit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castro is trying to control but can't.
Fertit stops Castro from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fertit.
Castro wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.

Fertit has gone for a leg lock! Castro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fertit's guard.
Castro trying to control but Fertit is working from the bottom.
Castro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fertit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castro wants to control from the top but Fertit keeps moving.
Castro tries to stand but Fertit is controlling from the bottom.

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.

Fertit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Castro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fertit keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Fertit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castro postures up in Fertit's guard and throws a big left but Fertit blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fertit keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.

Castro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fertit looking for a sweep. Not yet Fertit, not yet.
Fertit keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fertit's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Castro stuffs the takedown attempt from Fertit. Fertit gets slowly back to his feet.
Fertit fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fertit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fertit.
Fertit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lou Fertit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro slaps away a takedown attempt from Fertit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henrique Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Castro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fertit momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fertit scores a takedown into full mount!
Fertit prevents Castro from getting the reversal.
Fertit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fertit scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Fertit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Castro reaches up and holds on to Fertit to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fertit wants to control the pace but Castro is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Fertit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Fertit.

Fertit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fertit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fertit trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.

Fertit has gone for a leg lock! Castro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fertit's guard.
Fertit keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
Fertit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

Fertit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fertit is proving hard to escape from.

Fertit has his foot on Castro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castro works his way back into a safe position though.
Fertit is looking to sweep but instead, Castro has passed into half guard.
Castro tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fertit controls his leg.
Castro trying to control the action but Fertit is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Castro seems content to control.

Fertit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is keen to just control but Fertit is a slippery customer.
Castro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fertit defending well though.

Fertit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fertit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fertit is looking to advance position but Castro won't allow it.
Fertit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Fertit thows a huge punch but Castro dodges it nicely.
Fertit controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro won't allow Fertit to pass to mount.
Fertit stops Castro from getting back to his feet.

Fertit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Castro sees it coming and defends easily.
Fertit is trying to control the action in half guard but Castro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Fertit uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fertit shoots in and bounces Castro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Fertit has gone for a leg lock! Castro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fertit's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fertit looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Castro has picked Fertit up and slammed him! Fertit can't keep hold of the triangle and Castro manages to pass to side control!
Fertit is looking for a sweep.
Lou Fertit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fertit looks to move to half guard but instead Castro has passed into mount! Damn!
Fertit is squirming around, avoiding Castro's attempts to control the action.
Fertit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Castro wants to control the pace but Fertit is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Fertit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Fertit's cut.
That's time! Fertit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fertit has managed to clinch.
Fertit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Fertit is controlling the position.
Castro prevents the takedown attempt.
Castro can't break the clinch.
Fertit fails to pull guard.
Castro gets underhooks to prevent Fertit's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castro has had enough of the clinch but Fertit keeps him there for the moment.
Castro prevents the takedown attempt.
Castro gets through Fertit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Fertit is controlling the position.
Castro is trying to break free.
Fertit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fertit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fertit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castro backwards.

Fertit jumps guard and drags Castro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Castro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fertit has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Castro doesn't defend quickly enough and Fertit has managed to lock this one up! Can Castro escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fertit on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lou Fertit!