PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Castellaneta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castellaneta
vs
Robson

179 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Castellaneta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Robson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson is looking to clinch.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Robson closes the distance and clinches.
Robson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castellaneta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castellaneta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robson tries to land a knee to the head but Castellaneta blocks with his arms.
Robson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castellaneta.
Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castellaneta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robson tries a knee to the head but Castellaneta blocks it.
Castellaneta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robson with a knee to the head.
Castellaneta managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castellaneta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robson misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
Castellaneta working hard to break the clinch.
Castellaneta is trying to break free.
Castellaneta dodges an elbow strike from Robson.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castellaneta's face.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Castellaneta letting Robson take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson looking to throw knees to the head but Castellaneta is blocking nicely.
Robson looks gassed!
Robson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castellaneta's defenses.
Robson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellaneta avoids it.
The referee calls for Robson to work.
Robson missing with knees to the body.
Castellaneta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellaneta avoids it.
Robson working Castellaneta over with knees to the body.
Castellaneta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robson lands an elbow that stopped Castellaneta in his tracks for a moment.
Robson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellaneta blocks it with crossed arms.
Castellaneta tries to break the clinch but Robson is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Robson trying to control the position but instead, Castellaneta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robson into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Robson working Castellaneta over with knees to the body.
Castellaneta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castellaneta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castellaneta prevents a body shot from Robson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castellaneta's brow.
Castellaneta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Castellaneta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castellaneta can't break the clinch.
Castellaneta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Robson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robson looking to slow down the pace here.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellaneta blocks it with crossed arms.
Robson taking a breather.
Castellaneta wants to get back to striking at distance but Robson won't allow it.
Robson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castellaneta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castellaneta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robson working Castellaneta over with knees to the body.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castellaneta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Castellaneta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson lands a knee to the head.
Robson missing with knees to the body.
Robson keeps control of Castellaneta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castellaneta's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Robson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Castellaneta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robson staying out of range there.
Castellaneta throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Castellaneta pushes him off.
Robson moves out of range of the leg kick from Castellaneta.
Castellaneta shoots for a takedown but Robson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Robson closes the distance and pushes Castellaneta back into the cage.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castellaneta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castellaneta letting Robson take a breather here.
Castellaneta wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Robson.
Castellaneta avoiding damage as Robson throws knees to the body.
Robson lands a knee to the body.
Robson lands an elbow that stopped Castellaneta in his tracks for a moment.
Robson lands an elbow just above Castellaneta 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Robson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Robson lands a knee to the body.
Robson is looking to control Castellaneta's arms but Castellaneta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robson has his back to the cage.
Robson tries to land knees in the clinch but Castellaneta avoids the damage to the body.
Robson with a knee to the head.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Robson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robson scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Robson.
Castellaneta is looking to break free of the clinch but Robson has double underhooks.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Castellaneta's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellaneta blocks an elbow strike.
Robson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellaneta blocks it with crossed arms.
Robson tries a knee to the head but Castellaneta blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robson.
Robson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robson missing with knees to the body.
Robson prevents Castellaneta from breaking the clinch.
Robson working Castellaneta over with knees to the body.
Castellaneta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robson lands a knee to the body.
Castellaneta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robson gets underhooks to prevent Castellaneta's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Castellaneta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellaneta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robson is stalling here.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellaneta can't get the takedown.
Robson missing with knees to the body.
Castellaneta tries to circle away but Robson has him pinned against the cage.
Castellaneta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robson throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellaneta avoids it.
Castellaneta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Robson.
Robson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Robson.
Robson tries to land knees in the clinch but Castellaneta avoids the damage to the body.
Robson looking to slow down the pace here.
Castellaneta working hard to break the clinch.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castellaneta's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellaneta avoiding damage as Robson throws knees to the body.
Robson working Castellaneta over with knees to the body.
Castellaneta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castellaneta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Castellaneta wants a takedown.

Castellaneta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castellaneta thuds his right hand into Robson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Castellaneta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Castellaneta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Castellaneta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robson moves in looking to clinch but Castellaneta pushes him off.

Castellaneta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Castellaneta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Castellaneta seems to be looking for submissions.

Castellaneta is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castellaneta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castellaneta wants to pass the guard but Robson is defending well.

Castellaneta seems to be working for a kimura but Robson defends the submission attempt.
Robson won't allow Castellaneta to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellaneta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniel Castellaneta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Robson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robson has Castellaneta pushed against the cage.
Robson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castellaneta is trying to break the clinch but Robson is controlling him.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Castellaneta's ribcage.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castellaneta's face.
Robson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sam Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Robson.
Castellaneta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castellaneta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castellaneta has Robson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Castellaneta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Robson stalls.
Castellaneta working hard to break the clinch.
Robson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castellaneta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castellaneta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Robson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Robson!