PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Brigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigo has chosen Immortal Technique - Point Of No Return as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Castillo
vs
Brigo

210 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Brigo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigo throws a solid leg kick but Castillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brigo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brigo, right into the meat.

Castillo scores a takedown into full mount!
Brigo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Castillo.
Castillo wants to control the pace but Brigo is squirming around nicely.
Castillo prevents Brigo from getting the reversal.
Brigo taking shots to the head.
Castillo punching from mount but Brigo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brigo tries to buck Castillo off but he can't manage it.
Castillo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brigo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigo is looking to escape.
Brigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillo thows a huge punch but Brigo dodges it nicely.
Brigo taking some punishment here, with Castillo in his half guard.
Castillo wants to advance to full mount but Brigo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Brigo keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
Castillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brigo working a defensive guard here.
Castillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brigo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castillo is controlling him.
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but Brigo blocks nicely.

Brigo is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brigo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Brigo.
A short right from Brigo.
Brigo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses.
Brigo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castillo up against the ropes.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alfonso Castillo has been cut.
Brigo lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Brigo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Brigo.
Brigo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Brigo.
Brigo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brigo crunches a lovely knee into Castillo's ribcage.
Brigo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brigo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brigo scores with a knee to the head.
Brigo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castillo's face.
Brigo connects with a knee to the head.
Brigo lands a knee to the head.
Brigo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brigo lands a knee to the head.
Brigo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brigo lands a nice knee to the body.
Brigo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses.
Brigo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brigo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigo lands a damaging elbow.
Brigo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brigo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Brigo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brigo lands an elbow inside.
Brigo lands an elbow inside that Castillo shrugs off.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brigo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brigo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brigo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brigo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brigo with a knee to the head.
A short right from Brigo on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brigo lands an elbow inside that Castillo shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Brigo.
Brigo leaning against his opponent.
Brigo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brigo connects with a knee to the head.
Brigo landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Brigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Castillo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brigo scores with a head kick.

Brigo forces Castillo back against the ropes and clinches.
Brigo is struggling to control the position.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brigo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brigo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brigo lands an elbow inside.
Castillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigo has double underhooks.
Castillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brigo connects with a knee to the head.
Brigo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castillo tries to break free but Brigo pushes him back against the ropes.
Brigo lands a knee to the body.
Castillo can't get the takedown.
Castillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Brigo lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
Jamie Brigo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brigo crunches a lovely knee into Castillo's ribcage.
Brigo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brigo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brigo landing knees to the body.
Brigo tries a knee to the head but Castillo blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brigo as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Brigo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brigo lands a good knee to the midsection. Castillo won't want to take too many of those.
Brigo landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Brigo.
Brigo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castillo's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brigo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brigo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castillo's face.
Brigo lands an elbow inside that Castillo shrugs off.
Brigo scores with a knee to the head.
Castillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brigo lands an elbow that stopped Castillo in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castillo working hard to break the clinch.
Brigo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brigo looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Brigo.
Brigo lands an elbow that stopped Castillo in his tracks for a moment.
Brigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brigo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brigo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Castillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brigo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Brigo.
Castillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brigo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castillo's face.
Brigo misses with a knee strike.
Brigo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brigo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brigo stops a takedown attempt from Castillo.
A knee to the head by Brigo.
Castillo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brigo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brigo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigo throws a leg kick but Castillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Brigo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Brigo has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Brigo.
Brigo scores with a knee to the head.
Brigo connects with a knee to the head.
Brigo landing knees to the head.
Brigo working Castillo over with knees to the body.
Castillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brigo lands a knee to the head.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brigo landing knees to the head.
Brigo controlling the action here for a moment.
Brigo scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Brigo with a knee to the head.
Brigo trying to control the position but instead, Castillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brigo into the ropes.
Brigo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Brigo on the inside.
Brigo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castillo can't break the clinch.
Brigo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brigo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses.
Brigo lands an elbow inside.
Brigo with a knee to the head.
Castillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brigo stalling the fight.
Castillo is trying to force a seperation but Brigo has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Brigo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Castillo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brigo motions for Castillo to come forward. Brigo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brigo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigo.
Brigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castillo.
Brigo tries a head kick but it misses.
Brigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brigo lands with a slapping head kick.
Brigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alfonso Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigo misses with a few strikes there.
Brigo cracks Castillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigo lands a jab-cross combination.
Brigo just misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brigo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brigo can pounce on him.
Brigo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castillo is out of range and Brigo settles back down.
Brigo works the jab nicely.
Castillo defending well as Brigo loads up on a big left hand.
Castillo avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigo misses with a straight right.
Castillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brigo tries to clinch up but Castillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillo slips a jab and a cross from Brigo.
Brigo throws a looping overhand right but Castillo ducks down to avoid it.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Brigo.
Castillo moves away from the strike by Brigo.
Brigo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigo tries a head kick but it misses.
Brigo takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Brigo throws a chopping leg kick but Castillo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo avoids the head kick by Brigo.
Brigo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brigo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brigo's corner calls for a 1-2. Brigo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brigo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castillo.
Brigo misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brigo avoids it really well and circles away.

Brigo closes the distance and pushes Castillo back into the ropes.
Castillo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Brigo.
Castillo misses with the head strike.
Brigo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brigo lands a knee to the head.
Brigo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brigo lands a knee to the body.
Brigo with a knee to the head.
Alfonso Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brigo lands a knee to the body.
Brigo landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Brigo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brigo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Brigo!