PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Leper Messiah by Metallica. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Castle
vs
Ya Down

190 cm
24
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
201 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ya Down takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Ya Down misses with the combination.
Ya Down scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Ya Down defending well as Castle loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Ya Down misses.
Ya Down keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ya Down lands with an uppercut that bounces Castle off the cage and back into range.
Castle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ya Down scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ya Down scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down prevents Castle from standing back up.
Ya Down is trying to control the action in half guard but Castle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ya Down prevents Castle from standing back up.
Ya Down not doing much here.
Castle is not content to let Ya Down control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taken Ya Down wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from Ya Down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down misses with a takedown
and Castle counters with a stiff right hand.
Ya Down blocks a head kick by Castle.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ya Down manages to avoid it.
Castle looks to land a combination. Ya Down sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Castle tries to sprawl but Ya Down drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ya Down trying to control from half guard but Castle is working away.
Ya Down is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Castle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castle tries to get out of the position.
Ya Down thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ya Down working the head and body with strikes.
Ya Down throwing shots but Castle is blocking nicely.
Ya Down wants to take a breather but Castle is having none of it.
Ya Down wants to pass the guard but Castle is defending well.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ya Down scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down is trying to control the action in half guard but Castle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Castle taking some punishment here, with Ya Down in his half guard.
Ya Down is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Castle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Down stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ya Down passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ya Down looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle moves away from the strike by Ya Down.
Ya Down throws a hook but Castle avoids it easily.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ya Down. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ya Down moves away from the strike by Castle.
Castle thuds a left hand into Ya Down's body.
Ya Down connects with a right hand. Castle shakes it off.
Ya Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Castle there.
Ya Down slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
A big right from Castle misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Ya Down moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Ya Down. Beautiful body shot.
Ya Down avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frank Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ya Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ya Down fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ya Down throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ya Down misses with a few strikes there.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ya Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Ya Down fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ya Down showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Ya Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ya Down.
Frank Castle is winning the standup battle so far.
Ya Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle misses with the combination.
Castle moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick

and Ya Down counters with a shoot takedown. Castle fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle has momentary wrist control but Ya Down slips an elbow through the middle.
Ya Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ya Down postures up in Castle's guard and throws a big left but Castle blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castle is keeping the position for now.
Ya Down content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ya Down's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castle keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ya Down is working Castle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Castle is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is looking to stand up but Ya Down isn't so interested in that idea.
Ya Down throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ya Down throws a jab when Castle was well out of range.
Ya Down throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ya Down blocks a head kick by Castle.
Ya Down swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Ya Down lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Ya Down feints and as Castle raises his hands in defense, Ya Down changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castle wants to stand up but Ya Down is controlling him.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Ya Down throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle can't keep his opponent in guard - Ya Down advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ya Down trying to mount his opponent but Castle defends it.
Ya Down scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Castle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ya Down in particular looking to stall.
Castle taking some punishment here, with Ya Down in his half guard.
Ya Down lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Castle quite badly. Castle pulls Ya Down in close trying to recover. Ya Down postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Castle on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Castle doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taken Ya Down!