PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Chaci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Chaci
vs
Castillo

224 cm
22
292 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

210 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Chaci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaci moves in looking to clinch but Castillo pushes him off.
Chaci tries to clinch but Castillo is having none of it.
Chaci is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Chaci doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillo circles away.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaci tries to clinch there but Castillo circles away.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaci moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Chaci.

Castillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaci keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaci is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castillo is controlling him.
Chaci will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaci has wrist control.
Chaci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chaci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaci wants to clinch.
Castillo misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Chaci sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tony Chaci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaci tries to clinch but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaci doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillo circles away.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chaci tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Castillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Castillo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Castillo working the ground and pound but Chaci is defending the strikes.
Chaci wants to get back to his feet.

Castillo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chaci knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Castillo looks gassed!
Chaci is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Check out the look on Castillo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chaci tries to escape but Castillo is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaci takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Castillo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Castillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chaci with a lazy takedown attempt

and Castillo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chaci!
Chaci is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chaci is trying desperately to improve position.
Castillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chaci really wants to buck Castillo off and get back to his feet.
Castillo lands a heavy elbow.
Castillo unloads with some shots from mount but Chaci bucks and avoids them well.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Castillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chaci wants to control but Castillo is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaci is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Castillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaci can't escape the position.
Castillo dominating with strikes here.
Chaci squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Castillo avoids the attempt from Chaci to control.
Chaci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castillo on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castillo misses with a head shot.
Chaci is trying to escape the mount.
Castillo dominating with strikes here.
Chaci holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Castillo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chaci tries to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
Chaci really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaci wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Castillo landing punches.
Chaci is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Castillo punching from mount but Chaci doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chaci trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chaci wants to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Chaci is working to get back to half guard.
Chaci trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chaci tries to hold on but Castillo pushes him away.
Chaci is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Castillo raining down shots from the mount!
Castillo cracks Chaci with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Chaci as Castillo shoots in.
Chaci shoots and misses

and Castillo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Castillo won't allow Chaci to get back to his feet.
Castillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaci wants to stand but Castillo is controlling the position.
Castillo with a nice head shot there.
Chaci is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castillo is controlling him.
Castillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaci is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castillo is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillo stops Chaci from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chaci tries to clinch there but Castillo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chaci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaci tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaci tries to clinch up.
Chaci closes the distance looking to clinch

and Castillo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaci's guard.
Castillo slips nicely into half guard.
Chaci is trying to stand up here but Castillo is controlling him well.
Castillo is tying to control. Chaci wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Castillo wants to pass to mount but Chaci is defending the position.
Chaci is trying to control but can't.
Chaci is trying to stand back up but Castillo is controlling him
Chaci is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chaci wants to clinch up but Castillo keeps it at a distance.
Chaci darts in trying to clinch

and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castillo stops Chaci from standing up.
Castillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chaci is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castillo is controlling him.
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but Chaci blocks nicely.
Tony Chaci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaci wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso Castillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castillo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonso Castillo!