PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Bazzottia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Casta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Casta
vs
Bazzottia

174 cm
26
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

174 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Casta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Bazzottia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazzottia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casta.
Bazzottia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bazzottia drives through and clinches with Casta against the cage.
Casta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casta is trying to pull guard but Bazzottia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Casta wants to break free but Bazzottia has control.
Casta jumps guard but Bazzottia stands there with Casta around his waist. Casta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Casta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casta jumps guard but Bazzottia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bazzottia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bazzottia pinned against the cage. Bazzottia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Casta fails to land the takedown.

Bazzottia closes the distance and clinches.

Bazzottia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Casta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bazzottia which made him look bad.

Bazzottia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Casta tries to break the clinch but Bazzottia is controlling the position.
A short left from Casta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casta wants to break free but Bazzottia has control.
Bazzottia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Casta's efforts to push away.
Casta has had enough of the clinch but Bazzottia keeps him there for the moment.
Casta wants to break free but Bazzottia has control.

Bazzottia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casta shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Casta is defended easily by Bazzottia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casta has a takedown stuffed.

Bazzottia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bazzottia wants to get up but he can't break Casta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bazzottia wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Casta's closed guard. He's half up but Casta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Casta pivots and extends the arm, Bazzottia falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Casta! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexandre Casta!
Alexandre Casta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.