PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuluzinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuluzinho Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castillo
vs
Silva

210 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zuluzinho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Zuluzinho Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.

Castillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Castillo works his way into side control.
Silva wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Castillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stops Castillo from passing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Castillo throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Castillo shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castillo takes one on the button.
Castillo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Castillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva scores with a one two! Castillo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Castillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Castillo has control of the leg.
Castillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Castillo is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Castillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castillo is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Castillo.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Castillo's head.
Castillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Castillo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Castillo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Castillo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Castillo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo landing shots from mount.
Castillo content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Castillo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Alfonso Castillo has been cut.
Silva throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Castillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Castillo counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Castillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Castillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Castillo looking to pass the guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Castillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Castillo prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Castillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Castillo throwing strikes but missing.
Castillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Castillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Castillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Castillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Castillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Castillo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alfonso Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to kick Castillo off but Castillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castillo.
Castillo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Castillo moved out of range nicely.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alfonso Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Castillo's head.
Castillo shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva misses with a double jab.

Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Castillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfonso Castillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Castillo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Castillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Castillo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Castillo wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Castillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castillo trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Castillo drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Castillo landing a few strikes.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Castillo off but instead Castillo has got his back!
Castillo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva turns into Castillo and is now in his guard.
Silva wants to stand but Castillo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castillo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castillo works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Castillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Castillo throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Castillo pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Castillo seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Castillo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Silva as he works his way to full guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castillo lands a couple of digs.
Castillo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillo is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Castillo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silva works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Castillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Castillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28

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