PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgernstern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgernstern has chosen Gasellit - Kiittämätön nilkki as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Castro
vs
Morgernstern

192 cm
29
214 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

193 cm
25
219 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Hardcore Nutrition
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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 - 8 - 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Morgernstern!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgernstern throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgernstern's hands.
Castro scores with a one two! Morgernstern had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castro lands a right hook to the body.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgernstern. That did some damage!
Castro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgernsterns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morgernstern lands the left hand.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgernstern makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgernstern looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgernstern looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgernstern trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro being controlled here, momentarily.
Morgernstern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Castro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgernstern controls the pace.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Morgernstern from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Morgernstern wasn't active enough on the ground.
Castro lands a nice hook to Morgernstern's body. Morgernstern takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgernstern takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgernstern staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a hook. Morgernstern ducked under it nicely.
Castro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castro throws a leg kick

and Morgernstern counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Castro!
Castro dodges the ground and pound from Morgernstern.

Morgernstern is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Castro is trying to control Morgernstern's posture but Morgernstern avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgernstern.
Castro being controlled for a moment.

Morgernstern tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morgernstern has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern lands a nice forearm strike.
Morgernstern is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Morgernstern looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boss Castro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morgernstern misses with a wild body shot.
Morgernstern avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgernstern in his tracks.
Morgernstern throws out a powerful jab.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgernstern.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgernstern.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro clobbers Morgernstern with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Morgernstern.
Morgernstern goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Morgernstern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgernstern blocks the body kick.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Morgernstern.
Castro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgernstern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boss Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Morgernstern uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgernstern - that will leave a mark!
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
Matt Morgernstern is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgernstern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern misses with a two punch combination.
Castro scores with a punch to the head.
Morgernstern slips a straight right by Castro.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgernstern throws out the jab.
Nice body kick from Castro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Castro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morgernstern is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castro throws a low kick but Morgernstern avoids it.
Morgernstern shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boss Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morgernstern.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Morgernstern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Morgernstern checks it.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro slips under a jab.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Morgernstern. Those never looked like landing.
Castro throws a one two combo.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgernstern takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgernstern shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castro sprawls well. Castro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgernstern gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgernstern throws a hook but Castro blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a right hand that misses

and Morgernstern counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgernstern not doing much here.
Morgernstern stalling away here and it's allowed Castro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morgernstern postures up in Castro's guard and throws a big left but Castro blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Morgernstern has gone for a leg lock! Castro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morgernstern's guard.
Castro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgernstern on the ground.
Castro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Castro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Castro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castro lunges at Morgernstern with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgernstern's hand.
Castro looks to land a combination but Morgernstern avoids it well.
Castro wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castro.
Morgernstern fails with the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgernstern has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgernstern and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Morgernstern does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castro. Morgernstern shrugs it off though.
Castro misses with a straight right.
Morgernstern looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boss Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boss Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgernstern lands with a nice body punch.
Morgernstern shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castro defends it nicely.
Castro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgernstern checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgernstern fails to land the takedown.
Boss Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morgernstern.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgernstern misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgernstern swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgernstern takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgernstern has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castro lands a front kick.
Morgernstern takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgernstern doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern walks into a straight right hand from Castro.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro misses with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Castro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgernstern avoids the body shot from Castro.
Castro misses with a left hand

so Morgernstern counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgernstern prevents Castro from getting back to his feet.
Morgernstern preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgernstern trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morgernstern trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.

Matt Morgernstern has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Morgernstern 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.
Castro catches Morgernstern with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matt Morgernstern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgernstern.
Morgernstern steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castro. That one must have hurt.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castro, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Castro!