PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Ennio Morricone - For A Few Dollars More as his entrance music. Shane Wilson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Castro
vs
Wilson

192 cm
28
214 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

176 cm
31
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Castro clinches.
Castro misses with some punches.
Wilson tries a body shot but Castro blocks it.
Castro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Castro is controlling the position.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Castro is controlling him.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
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!
Castro tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castro looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Castro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Castro cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Castro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Castro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Wilson down.
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!
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Castro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Castro tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro scores with a jab. Wilson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Castro.

Castro takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castro can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Castro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castro.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castro lands a right hook to the body.
Castro thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Castro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Castro.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Wilson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Castro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Castro tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson misses with a jab to the body
and Castro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Castro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Castro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Boss Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Castro works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Castro cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Castro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castro won't allow it.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Castro tries to tie him up.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Castro keeps him there for the moment.
Castro working aggressively here.
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Castro looking to stall.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Wilson tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Castro takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Castro misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Castro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Castro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Wilson moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Castro tries to work over Wilson's front leg with a kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Castro.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro misses with a leg kick.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castro on the side of the head.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Castro misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Castro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castro scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Castro defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Castro slips under a jab from Wilson.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Wilson blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Castro counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Castro's head but Castro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Castro misses with a low kick as Wilson jumps back.
Castro scores with a nice body kick.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Castro throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Castro pushes Wilson away with a front kick.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Castro blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castro.
Nice body kick there by Castro.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilson's knee momentarily.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson jabs at Castro's body.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Wilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castro.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Castro.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Castro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castro scrambles back to his feet.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Castro throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Castro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Wilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Wilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.