PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Rouisey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano's entrance music is Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. A fine choice. Rouisey has chosen Edwin Starr - War as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castellano
vs
Rouisey

182 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackie Rouisey!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rouisey tries to avoid it but Castellano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rouisey to the ground. Rouisey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rouisey tests Castellano's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Castellano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rouisey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Rouisey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rouisey is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Castellano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Castellano prefers to stall for the moment though.

Castellano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rouisey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Castellano is looking to take a break and control but Rouisey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rouisey tries to escape but Castellano is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rouisey is looking to regain half guard here but Castellano keeps moving and retains side control.
Castellano trying to control the position but Rouisey is working away.
Castellano happy to just control the position for now.
Rouisey is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is being controlled here.
Rouisey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rouisey wants to get back to full guard.
Castellano content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rich Castellano just wasn't active enough.
Rouisey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rouisey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castellano's hands.
Castellano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellano throws a leg kick but Rouisey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rouisey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castellano under the eye.
Castellano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castellano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rouisey lands a glancing blow to the side of Castellano's head.
Castellano fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano blocks a head kick by Rouisey.
Castellano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rouisey throws a shot from downtown. Castellano moves away and avoids it.
Castellano shoots in and drives through. Rouisey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Castellano dives in and scores a takedown into Rouisey's guard.
Castellano preventing the sweep.
Rouisey is still trying to improve position.
Castellano content to stall in guard here.
Castellano won't allow Rouisey to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rouisey wants to stand up but Castellano is controlling him.
Castellano wants to pass the guard but Rouisey is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rouisey gets caught napping as Castellano dives in and scores a takedown. Rouisey manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Rouisey is looking for a triangle but Castellano pushes his legs off easily.
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 Rich Castellano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rouisey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rouisey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Castellano moves out of range as Rouisey throws a body kick.
Castellano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rouisey avoids it really well and circles away.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rouisey but Rouisey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castellano walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rouisey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rouisey.
Rouisey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castellano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rouisey.
Rouisey misses with an uppercut.
Rouisey closes the distance but Castellano moves to the side

and Castellano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Rouisey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano postures up.
Rouisey tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rouisey working for a triangle but Castellano defends it easily.
Castellano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rich Castellano.
Castellano avoids the body shot from Rouisey.

Castellano gets the takedown into side control.
Castellano is chipping away with strikes.
Rouisey tries to improve position but can't.
Castellano tries to advance to mount but can't.
Castellano moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rouisey is looking for a sweep.
Castellano controlling the position from side mount.
Castellano has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rouisey!
Castellano controlling his opponent.
Castellano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rouisey is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castellano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Castellano controlling the pace for now.
Rouisey is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rouisey wants to control but Castellano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Castellano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rouisey misses with a low kick as Castellano jumps back.
Rouisey throws a right and a left that Castellano avoids nicely.
Jackie Rouisey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rouisey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rouisey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rouisey tries to sprawl but Castellano drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Castellano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Castellano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rouisey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Castellano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano slows the pace down in half guard.
Rouisey is refusing to be controlled, as Castellano sits in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rouisey wants to get back to full guard.
Castellano not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rich Castellano just wasn't active enough.
Rouisey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rouisey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rouisey tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Castellano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rouisey's half guard.
Castellano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castellano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Castellano passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rouisey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Castellano is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is looking for a sweep. Castellano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackie Rouisey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Castellano in particular looking to stall.
Rouisey is trying to stand up here but Castellano is controlling him well.
Castellano not doing much here.
Rouisey is looking to control Castellano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rouisey avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Rich Castellano wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Castellano. Those never looked like landing.
Castellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rouisey pinned against the cage. Rouisey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rouisey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rouisey takes a swing at Castellano's ribcage but misses.
Castellano shoots for a double leg takedown but Rouisey sprawls well. He's pushed Castellano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Castellano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rouisey quickly recovers to half guard.
Rouisey is refusing to be controlled, as Castellano sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rouisey pushes Castellano off looking to stand but Castellano dives back in and keeps control.
Castellano trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Castellano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castellano, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Castellano!
Our winner, Rich Castellano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.