PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Filipino Flash - Nump. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donaire
vs
Castile

168 cm
24
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

155 cm
29
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Castile!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nonito Donaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaire throws a head kick but Castile moves out of range.
Castile throws a low kick but Donaire moves out of range easily.
Castile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donaire.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castile throws a sloppy head kick and Donaire moves out of range easily.
Donaire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donaire tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castile. That's going to slow Donaire down.
Jab, jab by Donaire - just one landing.
Castile ducks under a wild hook from Donaire.
Donaire fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Castile.
Donaire misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castile.
Donaire moves out of range of the leg kick from Castile.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaire misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donaire misses with a few strikes there.
Donaire throws a sloppy head kick and Castile moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Castile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donaire is breathing heavily.
Donaire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castile scores with a hook to the body. Donaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donaire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castile throws a sloppy head kick and Donaire moves out of range easily.
Castile throws a good cross that connects.
Castile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castile moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Nonito Donaire has been cut.
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!
Donaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Castile dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
A punch combination from Donaire misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castile is looking to slow Donaire down with leg kicks.
Castile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castile lands the left hand.
Donaire misses with a few strikes there.
Castile slips a jab and a cross from Donaire.
Castile lands with an uppercut that bounces Donaire off the cage and back into range.
Donaire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castile throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donaire's head.
Castile is looking to slow Donaire down with leg kicks.
Castile tries to bum rush Donaire with a series of wild strikes but Donaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donaire misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castile tries to land a front kick but Donaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castile misses with a leg kick.
Castile throws the kick towards the body but Donaire avoids it.
Castile misses the jab.
Castile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castile looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castile throws a head kick but Donaire moves out of range.
Castile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donaire. That did some damage!
Donaire throws a nice looking combination but Castile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donaire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donaire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donaire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donaire misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donaire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donaire tries to bum rush Castile with a series of wild strikes but Castile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donaire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donaire throws a series of punches but Castile avoids them all with ease.
Castile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Castile has taken the fight to the clinch.

Castile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donaire misses with a two punch combination.
Castile delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castile throws a body punch but Donaire moves out of range.
Castile attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castile throws a body punch but Donaire moves out of range.
Castile scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Castile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nonito Donaire's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Castile lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donaire.
Donaire swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Castile.
Castile tries a low kick but Donaire avoids it.
Castile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castile tries to land a front kick but Donaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castile. Donaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Castile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Angel Castile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castile scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castile tries to score with a low kick but Donaire moves his leg out of the way.
Donaire throws a right and a left that Castile avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castile wants to slow Donaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Castile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donaire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile throws a head kick but Donaire moves out of range.
Castile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donaire.
Some wild striking there from Donaire.
Donaire misses with a double jab.
Castile moves in looking to clinch but Donaire pushes him off.
Castile scores with the left hand. Donaire knows he should have avoided that one.
Castile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donaire throws a nice looking combination but Castile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donaire throws a combination that misses
and Castile counters with a low kick, right behind Donaire 's knee.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.

Donaire gets tackled into the cage by Castile. Castile maintains the clinch.
Castile controlling the action here for a moment.
Castile misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Donaire does no damage.
Donaire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donaire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaire throws a combination that misses
and Castile makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castile lands a leg kick that knocks Donaire off balance momentarily.
Castile changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Castile throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donaire moves out of range as Castile throws a body kick.
Donaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castile throws a leg kick which misses Donaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Donaire tries to avoid it.
Castile lands a jab-cross combination.
Castile digs a good body shot into Donaire's ribs.
Donaire takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donaire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castile throws the kick towards the body but Donaire avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castile.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Castile.
Castile tries to land a front kick but Donaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castile is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donaire rather than just go for the knockout.
Donaire misses with a double jab
and Castile counters with a big head kick but Donaire shrugs it off.

Nonito Donaire's cut is getting worse.
Castile connects with a solid leg kick.
Donaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Castile.
Castile misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire scores with a head kick. Castile tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Castile connects with an inside leg kick.
Castile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Castile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from Donaire misses.
Castile bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donaire's sensitive parts.
Castile scoring well with a low kick there.
Nonito Donaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Castile. Those never looked like landing.
Castile has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donaire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castile counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Castile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nonito Donaire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donaire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castile throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donaire.
Donaire throws a right and a left that Castile avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Donaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donaire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donaire blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Castile finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Donaire misses.
Castile throws a head kick but Donaire moves out of range.
Castile misses with a hook. Donaire ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Donaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donaire checks a low kick from Castile.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donaire swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Donaire does it's job there.
Donaire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donaire checks a leg kick.
Castile scores with a three punch combo!
Donaire lands with a straight right. Castile didn't see that one coming.
Castile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donaire throws a head kick that misses.
Donaire looks to throw the jab but Castile is out of range.
Castile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castile lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castile lands with a kick to the temple. Donaire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castile. Castile obviously looking to wear him down.
Donaire tries to bum rush Castile with a series of wild strikes but Castile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castile plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Nonito Donaire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Castile throws a front kick that sends Donaire stumbling back into the cage.
Castile connects with a jab.
Castile misses with a low kick.
Donaire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castile tried to score with a low kick but Donaire checks it.
Castile tries to land a front kick but Donaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castile slips a jab and a cross from Donaire.
Castile takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Castile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaire throws a nice looking combination but Castile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Donaire.

Castile rushes Donaire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castile creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castile effectively controlling the action here.
Castile tries a knee to the head but Donaire blocks it.
Castile taking a breather.
Castile has Donaire pressed against the cage, preventing Donaire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castile taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castile just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donaire's brow.
Nonito Donaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angel Castile is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castile misses with a punch to the body.

Castile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donaire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donaire blocks a head kick by Castile.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donaire moves out of range of the leg kick from Castile.
Donaire is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Castile lands a body shot.
Castile lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Castile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castile 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Castile!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angel Castile made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.