PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Tamad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tamad
vs
Castillo

176 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo scores with a jab to the head.
Castillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Castillo throws a shot from downtown. Tamad moves away and avoids it.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a straight left.
Castillo misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo throws out a powerful jab.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Castillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castillo throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Castillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castillo throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Luis Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillo misses with a straight left.
Luis Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Castillo. That snapped Tamad's head back.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Castillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Castillo swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Castillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castillo is able to avoid easily.
Tamad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castillo finds it's way round the side to connect with Tamad's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tamad gets a takedown into half guard.
Castillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tamad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castillo defending well though.
Tamad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
Tamad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castillo is squirming around, avoiding Tamad's attempts to control the action.
Tamad thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a nice shot to the head.
Castillo is trying to escape the mount.
Castillo taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad unloads with some shots from mount but Castillo bucks and avoids them well.
Tamad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad tries to control but Castillo wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Castillo blocks the low kick.
Castillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamad's hands.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamad shoots for a double leg takedown but Castillo sprawls well. He's pushed Tamad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castillo throws the left hand but Tamad avoids the punch easily.
Castillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Castillo looks to land a left hand but Tamad moved out of range nicely.
Castillo with a hook.
Tamad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab.
Tamad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Castillo misses.
No joy there for Castillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo blocks a leg kick.
Castillo throws the left hand but Tamad avoids the punch easily.
Castillo misses with an uppercut.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Castillo misses with a double jab.
Castillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Castillo throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Castillo swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Tamad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tamad tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Castillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamad slips a jab from Castillo.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Tamad dodges the punch combination from Castillo.
Castillo takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Castillo. Those never looked like landing.
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castillo gets caught napping as Tamad dives in and scores a takedown. Castillo manages to retain guard.
Castillo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tamad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tamad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamad.
Tamad passes to side control.
Tamad trying to control the action but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Tamad postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Castillo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tamad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamad advances nicely into full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tamad thowing shots but they're missing.
Tamad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is bucking up trying to escape but Tamad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Castillo is rocked!
Tamad throws some wild stikes that Castillo manages to avoid easily.
Tamad scoring with strikes but Castillo is staying in there.
Castillo is still in real trouble! Can Tamad finish him?
Tamad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castillo?
Tamad controlling from mount.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad unloading with bombs!
Castillo taking shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Tamad! That's really hurt Castillo and he's turned his back - Tamad keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tamad jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Tamad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.