PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rawrl Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castro
vs
Nkemakolam

178 cm
29
182 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

193 cm
21
277 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rawrl Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkemakolam misses the body punch
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Nkemakolam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Nkemakolam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castro fails with the takedown
and Nkemakolam counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castro throws a right and a left that Nkemakolam avoids nicely.
Nkemakolam misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws the kick towards the body but Nkemakolam avoids it.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nkemakolam misses with a hook
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Castro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nkemakolam lands with an overhand left.
Castro misses with a low kick as Nkemakolam jumps back.
Nkemakolam misses the body punch
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Nkemakolam will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Nkemakolam misses
and Castro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jobe Nkemakolam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nkemakolam swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Nkemakolam is predictable there
and Castro counters with an inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a nice body shot.
Castro misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam cracks a nice hook into Castro's ribs.
Nkemakolam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nkemakolam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Nkemakolam thows a leg kick but Castro checks it
and Castro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nkemakolam is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nkemakolam lands a jab.
Castro throws a body punch but Nkemakolam moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam thuds a left hand into Castro'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!
Nkemakolam misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nkemakolam misses the target.
Castro has his takedown stuffed
enabling Nkemakolam to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nkemakolam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that round.
That's time! Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nkemakolam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castro's hands.
Nkemakolam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Castro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nkemakolam thows a leg kick but Castro checks it
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nkemakolam's knee momentarily.
Nkemakolam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nkemakolam lands a nice hook to Castro's body. Castro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nkemakolam moves away.
Nkemakolam loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Jobe Nkemakolam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam misses with a left hand
and Castro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nkemakolam, right into the meat.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick as Castro jumps back.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nkemakolam to counter with a crisp jab.
Nkemakolam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nkemakolam. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with an outside leg kick.
Castro is looking to wear down Nkemakolam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nkemakolam leaves Castro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nkemakolam misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Castro blocks the leg kick.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro throws a lazy head kick
and Nkemakolam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick that knocks Castro off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nkemakolam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Nkemakolam looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
Nkemakolam thows a leg kick but Castro checks it
and Castro counters with a low kick, right behind Nkemakolam 's knee.
Nkemakolam throws a sloppy body shot
and Castro counters with a good, hard body kick but Nkemakolam shrugs it off.
Nkemakolam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nkemakolam misses with an uppercut
and Castro counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Castro scores with a takedown into Nkemakolam's guard.
Nkemakolam managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Castro misses the shot to the body.
Nkemakolam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castro misses with the body kick
and Nkemakolam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nkemakolam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Nkemakolam throws a lazy right hand but Castro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nkemakolam takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a low kick, looking for Castro's leg but Castro calmly moves out of range.
Nkemakolam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Nkemakolam is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a sloppy body shot
and Castro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Castro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Nkemakolam is predictable there
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Nkemakolam tries to land a body kick
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam blocks a head kick by Castro.
Nkemakolam scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rawrl Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nkemakolam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nkemakolam scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Nkemakolam misses
and Castro counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Nkemakolam.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nkemakolam was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Jobe Nkemakolam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Nkemakolam throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Nkemakolam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nkemakolam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nkemakolam tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Jobe Nkemakolam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nkemakolam misses with a right hand
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Nkemakolam misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nkemakolam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nkemakolam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro throws a front kick aimed at Nkemakolam's knee but Nkemakolam avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jobe Nkemakolam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nkemakolam 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobe Nkemakolam!