PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bizzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizzel comes to the cage accompanied by Beggin. Frank Castle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bizzel
vs
Castle

185 cm
21
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

White Gorilla Nutrition

Liberty Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bizzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizzel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizzel takes one to the chin there.
Bizzel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castle.
Bizzel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle looks to land a combination but Bizzel avoids it well.
Bizzel ducks right into an uppercut from Castle.

Bizzel is rocked!
Castle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Bizzel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizzel is just out of range.
Castle throws a right hand that Bizzel ducks under and follows up with a left that Bizzel also avoids with ease.
Bizzel seems to have got his legs back now.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Bizzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizzel.
Bizzel wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Castle throws an overhand right that lands on Bizzel's shoulder, as Bizzel tries to avoid the shot.
Bizzel ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Castle stuns Bizzel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bizzel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bizzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bizzel.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Bizzel moves away and avoids it.

Bizzel instigates a clinch.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizzel has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzel has Castle pushed against the cage.

Bizzel manages to break the clinch.
Bizzel throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bizzel.
Bizzel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Bizzel.
Some wild striking there from Castle.
Bizzel wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Castle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bizzel moves away from the strike by Castle.
A right-left combo lands from Castle.
Castle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castle misses with an uppercut
and Bizzel counters with a nice body kick.
Castle slow jab from Bizzel misses its intended target.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bizzel.
Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bizzel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bizzel counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Castle looks gassed!
Bizzel throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
A jab from Castle misses.
Bizzel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizzel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizzel moves away from the strike by Castle.
Castle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bizzel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Castle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bizzel throws a head kick that half lands.
Castle throws a jab when Bizzel was well out of range.
Castle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bizzel's head.
Bizzel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Bizzel counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizzel thows a body kick. Castle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bizzel moves in looking to clinch but Castle pushes him off.
Bizzel slips under a jab from Castle.
Bizzel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bizzel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castle.

Bizzel drives through and clinches with Castle against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bizzel throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Bizzel keeps him there for the moment.
Bizzel leaning against his opponent.
Bizzel tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Bizzel looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.

Bizzel breaks the clinch.
Bizzel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castle.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bizzel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castle lands a nice looking body shot.
Castle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bizzel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizzel.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle takes a swing at Bizzel's ribcage but misses.
Bizzel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castle misses with a combination
and Bizzel counters with a nice leg kick.
Castle missing with a left hand there. Bizzel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Bizzel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizzel.

Bizzel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel trying to land knees to the body.

Bizzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizzel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castle takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizzel tries to clinch up.
Bizzel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bizzel misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Castle does no damage.
Bizzel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bizzel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bizzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bizzel passes Castle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Castle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bizzel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bizzel connects with the punch.
Jab from Castle.
Bizzel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle throws a lazy right hand but Bizzel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle digs a good body shot into Bizzel's ribs.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Bizzel shoots for a double leg takedown but Castle sprawls well. He's pushed Bizzel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bizzel cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Bizzel connects with the punch.
Castle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot
and Bizzel counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Castle.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bizzel wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Mike Bizzel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle looks to land a right hand but Bizzel moved out of range.
Castle misses with an uppercut. Bizzel saw that one coming.
Castle works the jab nicely.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Bizzel shoots in but Castle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bizzel is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Bizzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castle.
Bizzel scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bizzel avoids the body shot from Castle.
Castle misses with a looping left.
Castle takes one on the button.
Bizzel is looking to clinch.
Bizzel slips a jab from Castle.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.

Bizzel moves into the clinch successfully.
Castle avoiding damage as Bizzel throws knees to the body.

Bizzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bizzel feints and as Castle raises his hands in defense, Bizzel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bizzel stops Castle from standing up.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Bizzel from controlling successfully.
Bizzel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bizzel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Castle is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bizzel wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Bizzel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castle keeping full guard, as Bizzel tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bizzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle throws a lazy right hand but Bizzel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle throws a body punch but Bizzel moves out of range.
Bizzel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bizzel.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizzel is just out of range.
Bizzel scores with a decent looking hook.
Crunch! Bizzel slams his shin into Castle's torso.
A punch combination from Bizzel misses.
Bizzel lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Mike Bizzel has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a head shot.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Bizzel throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bizzel has closed the distance and engaged Castle in a clinch.
Bizzel looking to slow down the pace here.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Bizzel.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizzel has him pressed against the cage.

Bizzel breaks from the clinch.
Castle misses with an uppercut. Bizzel saw that one coming.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bizzel.
Bizzel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
Bizzel misses with a combination
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bizzel throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Bizzel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castle swinging wilding here.
Bizzel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castle works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle sizes up Bizzel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizzel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bizzel misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Bizzel does no damage.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle tests Bizzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bizzel can pounce on him.
Bizzel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castle tries to avoid it but Bizzel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castle to the ground. Castle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bizzel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizzel.
Castle lands with an overhand left.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bizzel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Bizzel moves away and avoids it.
Bizzel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bizzel wants to clinch.
Bizzel tries to move into range but Castle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Castle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Bizzel'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. This is the final round!

Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bizzel counters by clinching up.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Bizzel keeps him there for the moment.
Bizzel missing with knees to the body.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Bizzel.
Bizzel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good body shot from Castle.
Bizzel throws an elbow but it misses.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizzel has him pressed against the cage.
Castle is trying to break free.
Bizzel missing with knees to the body.
Bizzel looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Bizzel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Castle to work.
Castle avoiding damage as Bizzel throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizzel trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle wants to get back to striking at distance but Bizzel won't allow it.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bizzel trying to land knees to the body.
Bizzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bizzel stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Bizzel keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bizzel tries to stall but Castle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castle can't break the clinch.
Bizzel prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Bizzel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Bizzel tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bizzel trying to stall but Castle improves his position.
Castle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bizzel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.

Bizzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizzel needs to keep his hands up - Castle had a free shot at his head there.
Bizzel tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Bizzel throws a head kick that half lands.
Bizzel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bizzel duly obliges.
Bizzel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bizzel shoots for a double leg takedown but Castle sprawls well. He's pushed Bizzel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bizzel misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Castle misses the target.
Castle misses with a hook.
Bizzel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle counters with a left and a right that stings Bizzel.
Castle lands with a cross.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizzel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle looks to land a combination but Bizzel avoids it well.
Bizzel doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Bizzel is looking to clinch.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizzel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizzel.
Bizzel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Bizzel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Bizzel lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Castle swings for the body but Bizzel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel wants to clinch but Castle slips to the side
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizzel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bizzel.
Castle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castle scores with a nice right hand.
Castle throws a series of punches but Bizzel avoids them all with ease.
Castle throws a body punch but Bizzel moves out of range.
Castle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bizzel. Bizzel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castle throws a right and a left that Bizzel avoids nicely.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizzel.
Castle throws a hook to the side of Bizzel's head but Bizzel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizzel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bizzel misses with a few strikes there.
Bizzel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizzel throws a combination that misses
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
Bizzel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bizzel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bizzel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castle throws the left hand but Bizzel avoids the punch easily.

Bizzel has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bizzel breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Bizzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bizzel keeps Castle at a distance using the push kick.
Bizzel lands a body shot.
Mike Bizzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizzel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bizzel.
Castle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Castle! Bizzel is backing up but he can't get away as Castle lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bizzel and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Castle!