PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. Juan Cavero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castle
vs
Cavero

184 cm
28
197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cavero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cavero is looking to clinch.
Castle misses with a series of wild punches.
Cavero scores with the left hand. Castle knows he should have avoided that one.
Cavero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castle at a distance.
Cavero throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Cavero does no damage.
Eric Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Castle has managed to clinch.
Cavero misses with a knee to the head.
Castle blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Castle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavero tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Cavero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cavero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cavero wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cavero backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
Cavero tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cavero has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cavero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cavero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cavero taking a breather.
Cavero throws an elbow that misses.
Cavero tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Cavero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cavero is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Cavero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Cavero blocks it.
Cavero wants to break free but Castle has control.
Cavero is trying to break free.
Cavero has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cavero scores a nice knee to the body.
Cavero is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Castle.
Cavero managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.

Castle breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Cavero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Castle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cavero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
Cavero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cavero lands a glancing blow to the side of Castle's head.
Cavero lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Cavero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castle at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Cavero. That snapped Castle's head back.
Cavero looks to land a combination. Castle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cavero scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavero gets caught flat footed, as Castle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castle stops Cavero from standing up.
Cavero being controlled here, momentarily.
Castle prevents Cavero from getting back to his feet.
Castle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cavero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Castle just wasn't active enough.
Cavero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cavero.
Cavero blocks a jab.
Castle moves out of range of the leg kick from Cavero.
Cavero wants to land a leg kick but Castle is out of range.
Cavero throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle misses with the combination.
Castle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cavero misses with a low kick.
Cavero staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cavero.
Cavero looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle looks to land a combination but Cavero avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Cavero.
Castle misses with a hook. Cavero ducked under it nicely.
Cavero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cavero misses with a head kick.
Eric Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavero misses with a straight left.
Castle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castle scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavero. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Cavero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle defending well as Cavero loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cavero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavero misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Cavero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cavero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cavero looks to land a left hand but Castle moved out of range nicely.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.

Castle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Castle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Castle connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Castle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cavero for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle distracts Cavero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Castle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cavero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle tries to clinch there but Cavero circles away.

Castle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Castle scoring with punches from side control.
Castle advances to mount.
Castle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Juan Cavero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavero squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Eric Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Castle cracks Cavero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Cavero is rocked!

It looks like Juan Cavero has been cut.
Cavero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cavero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle cracks Cavero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cavero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Cavero!