PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tekturo Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Ghengis Khan - Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Tekturo Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Castro

179 cm
24
211 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
214 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tekturo Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Castro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castro lands the left hand.
Castro avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
Castro scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Castro.
Khan throws a low kick but Castro avoids it.
Castro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Castro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Khan misses.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro connects with a jab.
Castro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boss Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khan.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Castro's belly button to the back.
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Castro throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Castro - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Castro.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castro scores with a leg kick.
Castro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Khan cracks Castro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boss Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Castro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castro.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan thows a leg kick but Castro checks it
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Khan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castro takes a step back to recover.
Khan is looking to wear down Castro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Castro duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Castro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castro throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Castro as he connects with a hook.
Castro throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Castro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Castro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castro.
A big right from Khan misses.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Castro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Castro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Castro settles back down.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid body kick from Castro.
A head kick from Khan lands but Castro takes it in his stride.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castro.
Castro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Castro throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a push kick but Castro slaps the foot to one side.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
A big left from Castro misses.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castro.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Castro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan throws a body kick that misses.
Castro avoids the body shot from Khan.
Castro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Castro avoids the body shot from Khan.
Castro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping leg kick lands for Castro.
Castro stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boss Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castro works the jab nicely.
Castro lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Castro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Castro sees coming a mile off.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Castro down.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Castro throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
Castro tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castro misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Castro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Khan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Castro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Castro throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Castro.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Castro misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan tries to land a body kick
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Castro backpedaling.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Castro avoids the head kick by Khan.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castro throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro scores with a jab to the head.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Castro's leg but Castro calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Khan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Castro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Castro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Castro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Castro. That snapped Khan's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Castro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tekturo Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Castro to work.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castro looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Castro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Castro blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro lands a left hand.
Castro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro misses with a body punch.
Castro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan is working Castro over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Castro on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro blocks a body shot from Khan.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Castro misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boss Castro.
Well Castro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Castro!