PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Castillo
vs
Ngo

179 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

180 cm
29
190 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ngo clinches.
Ngo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castillo is defending well.
Ngo wants to take the fight to the mat but Castillo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ngo as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Ngo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castillo has Ngo pressed against the cage, preventing Ngo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ngo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ronnie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Ngo jumps guard but Castillo stands there with Ngo around his waist. Ngo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ngo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ngo avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Ngo avoids a wild elbow strike from Castillo.
Ngo is stalling here.
Ngo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castillo after a bit of a struggle.
Ngo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castillo after a bit of a struggle.
Ngo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castillo is defending well.
Ngo is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands an elbow that stopped Ngo in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
Ngo wants a takedown.
Ngo can't get the takedown.
Ngo avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Ngo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castillo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ngo shoots in looking for a takedown but Castillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ngo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ngo swats away the attempt to clinch by Castillo.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo throws a wild body kick that Ngo sees coming a mile off.
Ngo tries for a takedown but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ngo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Castillo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Castillo throws a push kick but Ngo slaps the foot to one side.
Castillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ngo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronnie Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick from Castillo lands but Ngo takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Castillo as Ngo shoots in.
Castillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo tries to clinch but Ngo is having none of it.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ngo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but Ngo persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ngo shoots for a takedown but Castillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Castillo throws a low kick but Ngo moves out of range easily.
Ngo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castillo throws a chopping leg kick but Ngo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ngo drives through and clinches with Castillo against the cage.

Ngo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Castillo regains guard.
Ngo stops Castillo from standing up.

Castillo pushes Ngo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ngo moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.
Ngo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Castillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castillo pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ngo drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngo tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo prevents Castillo from getting back to his feet.

Ngo stands and steps away. Castillo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Ngo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ngo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castillo being controlled for a moment.
Ngo scores with a couple of short elbows.

Ngo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ngo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castillo taking a bit of punishment here - Ngo scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngo lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Ngo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Ngo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ngo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castillo. That one must have hurt.
Ngo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ngo somewhat.
Ngo shoots in but no luck this time.
Ngo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castillo misses with a kick to the body.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ngo.
Ronnie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Ngo darts in looking for a takedown but Castillo gets double underhooks and turns Ngo into the cage.
Ngo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ngo avoids the damage to the body.
Ngo is looking to control Castillo's arms but Castillo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ngo has his back to the cage.
Ngo avoids the elbow strike from Castillo, against the cage.
Ngo avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is trying to stall.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Ngo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ngo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castillo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ngo can't get the takedown.
Ronnie Castillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ngo as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Ngo avoids a wild elbow strike from Castillo.
Ngo tries for a takedown but Castillo manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo working Ngo over with knees to the body.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ngo avoids it.
Ngo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castillo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ngo avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to stall.
Ngo can't break the clinch.
Castillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ngo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ngo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castillo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ngo moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.

Ngo shoots in and gets a takedown into Castillo's guard.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ngo on the ground.
Castillo wants to stand and escape but Ngo is having none of it.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
Castillo wants to stand and escape but Ngo is having none of it.
Castillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Ngo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castillo pushes Ngo off looking to stand but Ngo dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castillo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ngo is on him like a limpet, forcing Castillo back against the cage.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ngo avoids the damage to the body.
Ngo is looking to take this one to the mat.

Ngo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castillo 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 Ngo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ngo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been told by Castillo's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Ngo gets the takedown into side control.
Ngo trying to control the action but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Ngo landing a few strikes.

Ngo tries for a kimura but Castillo is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ngo has hold of Castillo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Castillo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ngo cranks the arm and Castillo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Castillo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Henry Ngo!
Henry Ngo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.