PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ervin Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ervin Castillo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Garrick Ballantyne's chin.

Ballantyne
vs
Castillo

182 cm
25
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
183 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ervin Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballantyne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ballantyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballantyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ballantyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castillo checks the leg kick.
Castillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballantyne delivers a nice body kick.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy head kick and Castillo moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballantyne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castillo blocks a head kick by Ballantyne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballantyne scoring well with a low kick there.
Castillo looks gassed!
Ballantyne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castillo takes a step back to recover.
Ballantyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Ervin Castillo has been cut.
Ballantyne is looking to land body kicks.
Castillo avoids the head kick by Ballantyne.
Castillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballantyne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballantyne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballantyne lands with a slapping head kick.
Ervin Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castillo throws a nice looking combination but Ballantyne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castillo tries to bum rush Ballantyne with a series of wild strikes but Ballantyne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castillo takes a swing at Ballantyne's ribcage but misses.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballantyne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ballantyne lands a high kick!
Ballantyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castillo tries to clinch
and Ballantyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballantyne throws a head kick but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo throws a lazy right hand but Ballantyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castillo!
Ballantyne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantyne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Castillo tried to score with a low kick but Ballantyne checks it.
Castillo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantyne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballantyne, right into the meat.
Ballantyne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick but Castillo checks it.
Ballantyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ballantyne is looking to land body kicks.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castillo blocks a head kick by Ballantyne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ballantyne throws a series of punches but Castillo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ervin Castillo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ballantyne slips a jab and a cross from Castillo.
Ervin Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballantyne. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castillo looks to land a combination but Ballantyne avoids it well.
Castillo missing with a left hand there. Ballantyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Castillo misses
and Ballantyne counters with a thumping low kick.
Castillo slips under a jab from Ballantyne.
Castillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Castillo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ballantyne has got the better of the exchanges.
Castillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballantyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballantyne scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Ballantyne.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Castillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ballantyne tries to land a front kick but Castillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castillo is out of range.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Ballantyne pushes him off.
Castillo throws a right hand that Ballantyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballantyne also avoids with ease.
Castillo tries to work over Ballantyne's front leg with a kick but Ballantyne checks it.
Ballantyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballantyne throws a solid leg kick but Castillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ballantyne.
Ballantyne cracks the inside of Castillo's front leg.
Castillo throws a series of strikes that have Ballantyne backpedaling.
Castillo tries to clinch
and Ballantyne counters with a good low kick that Castillo was not able to check.
Ballantyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballantyne.
Good leg kick by Ballantyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to clinch
and Ballantyne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castillo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ballantyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castillo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballantyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballantyne lands with a shot to the body.
Ballantyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballantyne catches Castillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ballantyne is looking to land body kicks.
Castillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses the jab.
Ballantyne misses with a hook.
Ballantyne wants to slow Castillo down by chopping away at his legs.
Castillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ballantyne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castillo can do to turn this around?
Castillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Castillo moves into the clinch.
Castillo works on Ballantyne's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballantyne scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Castillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castillo.
Ballantyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballantyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Ballantyne on the inside.

Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castillo closes the distance but Ballantyne moves to the side
and Ballantyne counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne jabs at Castillo's body.
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!
Ballantyne lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ballantyne scores with a head kick. Castillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Castillo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ballantyne counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Castillo moves into the clinch.
Castillo tries to work over Ballantyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ervin Castillo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ballantyne lands a jab.
Castillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ballantyne lands a front kick.
Ballantyne scores with a nice body kick.
Ballantyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Castillo tried to score with a low kick but Ballantyne checks it.
Ballantyne is looking to slow Castillo down with leg kicks.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballantyne throws a lazy right hand but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Ballantyne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballantyne.
Castillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castillo misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Ballantyne misses.
Ballantyne misses with a head kick.
Ballantyne misses with a wild body shot.
Garrick Ballantyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and Ballantyne counters with a good, hard body kick but Castillo shrugs it off.
Ballantyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ballantyne moves out of range of the leg kick from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a body shot.
A big right from Castillo misses.
Ervin Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a low kick but Castillo avoids it.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Ballantyne keeps it at a distance.
Ballantyne lands a jab to the nose.
Castillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ballantyne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ballantyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ballantyne connects with a body shot that sends Castillo's belly button to the back.
Ballantyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Ballantyne.
Castillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ballantyne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a solid leg kick but Castillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ballantyne connects with a solid leg kick.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne dodges the punch combination from Castillo.
Castillo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ballantyne.
Castillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Ballantyne throws out a leg kick but Castillo moves out of range and Ballantyne only half commits.
Castillo throws a hook but Ballantyne blocks it.
Castillo misses with a two punch combination.
Ballantyne scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castillo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castillo's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballantyne.
Castillo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballantyne throws a push kick but Castillo slaps the foot to one side.
Ballantyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballantyne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Castillo misses.
Ballantyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Ballantyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballantyne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Ballantyne!