PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Saputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castro
vs
Saputo

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Crippler's Corner
Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Saputo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saputo closes the distance and clinches.

Castro breaks from the clinch.

Castro moves into the clinch successfully.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Saputo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saputo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Saputo is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Saputo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saputo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but Castro blocks with his arms.
Castro looking to slow down the pace here.
Saputo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castro looking to stall.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Saputo manages to break the clinch.
Saputo ducks under a wild hook from Castro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castro.
Castro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saputo is out of range and Castro settles back down.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Saputo off balance momentarily.
Giovani Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saputo was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saputo slips under a jab.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saputo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Castro misses.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro tries to clinch but Saputo moves away
and Saputo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Saputo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a hook
and Saputo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saputo misses with a body shot.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Saputo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Castro.
Castro needs to keep his hands up - Saputo had a free shot at his head there.
Castro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro throws a hook but Saputo blocks it.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Saputo gets a takedown into half guard.
Saputo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro gets full guard.

Castro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Castro throws a hook but Saputo avoids it easily.
Castro is looking to slow Saputo down with leg kicks.
Saputo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saputo takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Saputo slips the punch.
Saputo throws a head kick that misses.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Saputo's shoulder, as Saputo tries to avoid the shot.
Saputo walks into a left hand.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro avoids the head kick by Saputo.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saputo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saputo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Saputo has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro tries a knee to the head but Saputo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castro misses with a hook.

Castro darts in and clinches Saputo up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saputo as Castro tries to tie him up.
Castro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saputo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Castro.
Castro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saputo misses with a knee strike.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saputo is keeping busy.
Saputo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castro blocks it with crossed arms.

Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with a leg kick.
Saputo moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
A punch combination from Saputo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputo misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Castro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saputo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castro but Castro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Saputo.
Castro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Saputo looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.

Castro clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks an elbow strike.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Saputo looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Castro landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Castro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saputo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saputo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saputo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saputo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saputo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castro blocks it with crossed arms.
Castro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tyler Saputo has been cut.
Saputo looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands an elbow that stopped Saputo in his tracks for a moment.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Saputo tries to circle away but Castro has him pinned against the cage.
Castro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saputo blocks it with crossed arms.
Saputo pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saputo looking to stall.
Castro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saputo.
Castro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Castro.
Castro dodges an elbow strike from Saputo.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro missing with knees to the body.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but Castro blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro with a knee to the head.
Saputo being controlled against the cage.
Saputo trying to land knees to the body.
Castro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Castro to work.
Saputo misses with a knee to the head.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saputo tries a knee to the head but Castro blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro looking to stall.
Castro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovani Castro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Saputo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Saputo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
Saputo wants to slow Castro down by chopping away at his legs.
Saputo wants to clinch.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Saputo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castro throws a leg kick but Saputo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saputo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castro throws a hook but Saputo avoids it easily.
Saputo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro avoids the head kick by Saputo.
Castro throws a jab when Saputo was well out of range.
Saputo fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Saputo blocks the leg kick.
Saputo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Saputo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Saputo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castro avoids the body shot from Saputo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saputo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Nice defenses there by Saputo.

Castro clinches up with Saputo and pushes him back against the cage.
Saputo throws an elbow but it misses.
Saputo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro looking to stall.
Saputo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro wants to break free but Saputo has control.
Castro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saputo's defenses.
Castro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro avoiding damage as Saputo throws knees to the body.
Giovani Castro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Saputo tries to tie him up.

Saputo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Castro lunges at Saputo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saputo's hand.
Castro leaves Saputo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giovani Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Saputo.
Saputo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovani Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saputo is looking to clinch.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
Saputo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castro is looking to clinch.
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saputo takes a kick to the side of the head.

Saputo is rocked!
A big left from Castro misses.
Saputo is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro throws the left hand but Saputo avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saputo. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saputo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castro rather than just go for the knockout.
Castro misses with a right hand
and Saputo counters with a thumping low kick.
Castro lands a brutal head kick. Saputo looks out on his feet and Castro throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Giovani Castro!
Giovani Castro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.