PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgen Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Old South. Ozzie Castillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Castillo
vs
Jonsson

195 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorgen Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jonsson. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jorgen Jonsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Jonsson is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Castillo misses with a looping right.

Jonsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jonsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jonsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Jonsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson looking to ground and pound but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Jonsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Jonsson's attempts to control the action.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castillo blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson dominating with strikes here.
Jonsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Ozzie Castillo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jonsson misses with a head shot.
Jonsson trying to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Jonsson unloads with some shots from mount but Castillo bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jonsson is stalling here but it's allowed Castillo to get half guard.
Jonsson is stalling here. Castillo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jonsson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Castillo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jonsson sneaks back into half guard.
Jonsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jonsson is keeping the position for now.
Jonsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Castillois looking to pass into half guard but Jonsson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jonsson is in guard.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jonsson throwing strikes from guard but Castillo blocks nicely.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo controlling Jonsson's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castillo throws a hook but Jonsson avoids it easily.
Castillo misses with an uppercut.

Jonsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Jonsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jonsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jonsson controlling from side mount.
The ground and pound from Jonsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson in side control, throwing shots but Castillo defends.
Jonsson is putting a hurting on Castillo here, landing some big shots from side control.

Ozzie Castillo's cut is getting worse.
Jonsson throwing strikes but Castillo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Jonsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castillo tries to move to mount but Jonsson blocks the move with his legs.
Jonsson is looking to regain half guard here but Castillo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Jonsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Castillo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Castillo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castillo throws some wild stikes that Jonsson manages to avoid easily.
Castillo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jonsson tries to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
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!
Jonsson gets back to half guard.
Jonsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jonsson.

Jonsson kicks Castillo off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Jonsson's head but Jonsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jonsson scores with a three punch combo!
Jonsson moves out of range as Castillo strikes.
Jonsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castillo at a distance.
Castillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo throws a lazy right hand but Jonsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillo misses with a combination

so Jonsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonsson.
Jonsson trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorgen Jonsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ozzie Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Castillo avoids the body shot from Jonsson.
Castillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonsson tries to clinch up.
Castillo throws a looping overhand right but Jonsson ducks down to avoid it.
Jonsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castillo tries to sprawl but Jonsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jonsson trying to control from half guard but Castillo is working away.
Jonsson throwing shots but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Jonsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonsson working over Castillo with some ground and pound. Castillo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ozzie Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jonsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jonsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jonsson lands a nice shot to the head.

Ozzie Castillo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jonsson.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to control the pace but Castillo is squirming around nicely.
Jorgen Jonsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jonsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Castillo because Jonsson loaded up on that one.
Jonsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jonsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Jonsson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jorgen Jonsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jonsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorgen Jonsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonsson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorgen Jonsson!