PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Albani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Albani
vs
Castle

183 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maximus Albani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albani misses with a wild combination.
Castle slips a jab from Albani.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Albani throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Albani thows a left - swing and a miss!

Castle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Albani napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Castle misses with the ground and pound.

Castle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Albani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albani parries the strikes from Castle easily there. Castle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Albani to escape.
Castle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Albani is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Albani prevents Castle from improving position.
Castle controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Castle just content to control the position.
Castle working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Castle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Castle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Castle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albani defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Albani parries the strikes from Castle easily there. Castle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Albani to escape.

Castle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castle controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Castle.

Castle in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Albani is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Castle!