PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebi Chira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chira
vs
Castle

185 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebi Chira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Castle!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chira scores with a sloppy right hand. Castle should have avoided that one.

It looks like Max Castle has been cut.
Chira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chira avoids the head kick by Castle.
Chira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chira slaps away a takedown attempt from Castle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castle tries for a takedown but Chira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Castle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Chira.

Castle is rocked!
Chira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle is still on wobbly legs! Can Chira finish him?
Chira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle seems to have recovered his senses.
Castle dives in and grabs Chira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chira pushes down on Castle's head and hops out.
Sebi Chira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Castle.
Castle lands with a nice body kick.
Chira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Chira lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Castle sprawling to the canvas. Chira follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Castle hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looks like he's trying to stand up.

Castle kicks Chira off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Castle misses.
Chira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Castle with that takedown attempt.
Chira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chira pinned against the cage. Chira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castle shoots in looking for a takedown. Chira tries to sprawl out of it but Castle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chira.
Castle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sebi Chira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Chira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castle staying out of range there.
Castle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chira. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by Chira as he connects with a hook.
Chira misses with a wild combination.
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle throws a head kick but Chira moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Chira.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chira moves away from the strike by Castle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castle.
Castle looks gassed!
Chira connects with a single shot there.

That has opened up Max Castle's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chira scores with a jab to the head.
Chira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chira sprawls well. Chira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castle gets slowly back to his feet.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castle takes one to the chin there.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chira counters with a nice uppercut.
Chira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castle.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chira enables Castle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle wants to control from the top but Chira keeps moving.
Castle stops Chira from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebi Chira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Castle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Chira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castle misses with a few strikes there.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chira stalks Castle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castle's face. Castle staggers backwards, shaken.
Chira scores with a nice right hand.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Castle tries to clinch up but Chira circles away and keeps his distance.
Chira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle shoots in and drives through. Chira sprawls well.
Sebi Chira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Castle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle tries to clinch but Chira moves out of range.
Chira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chira looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle is breathing heavily.

Castle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle landing a few strikes.

Castle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Castle tries to score with some ground and pound. Chira controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Castle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Castle.
Castle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castle swings around for an armbar but Chira sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Castle's guard.

Castle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chira throws a one two combo.
Chira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castle.
Castle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chira gets caught napping as Castle dives in and scores a takedown. Chira manages to retain guard.
Castle wants to control from the top but Chira keeps moving.

Castle gets to his feet. Chira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sebi Chira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Castle.
Castle advances to full mount.

Castle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chira has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Castle wants to finish this one by submission but Chira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Castle.
Chira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castle goes for an armbar but Chira turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Castle uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castle.
Castle throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Castle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A combination from Castle does no damage.
Chira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
Chira misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
Chira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chira swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.

Castle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castle lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Sebi Chira has been cut.

Castle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chira tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castle.
Castle throws a nice looking combination but Chira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castle is defended easily by Chira.
Sebi Chira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Castle.
Chira misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Chira.
Castle misses with the combination.
Castle misses with a few strikes there.
Chira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle looks for a takedown but Chira sprawls well.
Chira throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Chira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chira as he avoids it easily.

Chira drops Castle with a left right combo! Chira follows him down to the ground into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle manages to get back to half guard.
Chira wants to get back to his feet.

Chira gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chira slips a jab and a cross from Castle.

Castle takes the fight into the clinch.
Castle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castle works over Chira's head and body with a nice combination.
Chira dips to his left and cracks Castle with an uppercut!
Castle lands a jab-cross combination.
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chira circles away.
Sebi Chira is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Chira.

The cut above Max Castle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice straight punches there by Chira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chira defends it nicely.
Chira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Castle misses with a head kick.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castle misses with a left hand
and Chira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chira tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castle shoots in but Chira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castle is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebi Chira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebi Chira!