PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Castanha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Stuart
vs
Castanha

217 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Castanha!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Castanha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Castanha prevents Stuart from improving his position.
Stuart moves into full guard.

Stuart isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Castanha stacks Stuart on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Castanha!
Castanha throwing strikes but Stuart manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
An elbow from Stuart crashes against the mat.
Castanha tries to bench press Stuart off him but Stuart keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Stuart.
Stuart throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Castanha is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stuart connects with a decent elbow.
Stuart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Castanha is looking for a sweep.
Castanha is trying to buck Stuart off.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Castanha can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart throws an elbow but Castanha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Castanha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stuart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castanha some visible discomfort.
Sloppy strikes there by Stuart.
Stuart working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stuart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castanha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stuart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stuart looks up at the clock and then as Castanha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stuart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Castanha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stuart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stuart working the head with strikes.
Stuart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stuart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Stuart crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Stuart crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The strikes coming from Stuart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Jerry Stuart wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Castanha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Stuart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stuart shoots in for a takedown but Castanha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Castanha pushes Stuart up against the cage in a clinch.

Stuart breaks the clinch.

Castanha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stuart wants to stand and escape but Castanha is having none of it.
Jerry Stuart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stuart keeping moving, preventing Castanha from controlling successfully.
Stuart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castanha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Stuart has his foot on Castanha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castanha works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castanha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castanha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castanha throws a big elbow that misses.
Castanha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stuart swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Stuart manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Castanha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castanha is breathing heavily.
Stuart tries to break free but Castanha pushes him back against the cage.
Stuart stalling in the clinch but Castanha improves position.

Castanha jumps guard.
Stuart is working Castanha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stuart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Castanha wants to get back to his feet but Stuart passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart passes into side control, despite Castanha's attempt to control the position.
Stuart lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castanha taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stuart taking a breather here.
Stuart is looking to take a break and control but Castanha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castanha is trying to improve his position.
Castanha is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Stuart dominated that second round.
That's time! Stuart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Castanha tries to clinch there but Stuart circles away.
Castanha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Castanha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Castanha wants to control but Stuart is keeping him busy.
Stuart is trying to stand.
Stuart works his way to full guard. Good work.

Stuart has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Castanha off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Castanha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stuart circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stuart gets caught napping as Castanha dives in and scores a takedown. Stuart manages to retain guard.

Stuart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castanha trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castanha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stuart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castanha looking to sit in guard and control but Stuart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Castanha tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Castanha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Carlos Castanha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Stuart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castanha pushes Stuart off but Stuart dives into side control.
Castanha is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is chipping away with strikes.
Stuart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stuart controls the position from side control.
Stuart is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Castanha some visible discomfort.
Stuart controls the position.
Castanha wants to get back to his feet but Stuart is dominant here and he's now got Castanha's back!
Stuart is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Castanha. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
What can Castanha do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Stuart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stuart, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Stuart!